Guo Xingyuan

Guo Xingyuan (Chinese: 郭兴元, born 20 October 1988[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He has won one gold medal and two silver medals from three Paralympic Games (2008, 2012, and 2016).[5]

Guo Xingyuan
Guo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988
Pizhou, Jiangsu, China[1]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class4
Highest ranking2 (July 2011)[3]
Current ranking11 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
2012 LondonTeams C4–5
2008 BeijingTeams C4–5
2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C4
World Championships
2006 MontreuxTeams C4
2010 GwangjuSingles C4
2014 BeijingTeams C5
2010 GwangjuOpen singles in wheelchair
2006 MontreuxSingles C4
Asian Para Games
2014 IncheonTeams C5
2010 GuangzhouTeams C4–5
Asian Championships
2005 Kuala LumpurSingles C4
2007 SeoulTeams C4
2009 AmmanTeams C4
2005 Kuala LumpurTeams C4
2011 Hong KongTeams C4
2013 BeijingTeams C4
2017 BeijingTeams C4
2007 SeoulOpen singles in wheelchair
2009 AmmanSingles C4
2013 BeijingSingles C4
2015 AmmanSingles C4
2017 BeijingSingles C4
2019 TaichungTeams C4
FESPIC Championships
2003 ShanghaiSingles C4
2003 ShanghaiTeams C4
Guo Xingyuan
Traditional Chinese郭興元
Simplified Chinese郭兴元
In this Chinese name, the family name is Guo.

Like many of his teammates, Guo was a polio survivor from Pizhou who attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed him into a star.[6]

References
  1. "Guo Xingyuan - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. "Guo Xingyuan". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Guo Xingyuan - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. "Guo Xingyuan - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  5. "Xingyuan Guo". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. Gan Hansheng (14 October 2016). "给梦插上翅膀——记国家残疾人乒乓球队教练衡新". China Internet Information Center (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 January 2020.


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