María Xiao

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María Xiao
Full nameMaría Xiao Yao
Nationality Portugal (before 2012)
 Spain (after 2012)
Born (1994-05-19) 19 May 1994 (age 27)
Calella, Spain
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Highest ranking54 (November 2018)[1]
Current ranking68 (December 2019)[1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)[2]
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Team
María Xiao
Traditional Chinese肖瑤茜
Simplified Chinese肖瑶茜
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Xiao and the second or maternal family name is Yao.

María Xiao Yao[2] (born 19 May 1994 in Calella, Catalonia) is a Portuguese-Spanish table tennis player. Born in Calella to Chinese parents, Daili Xiao and Yao Li, who were themselves professional table-tennis players that have emigrated from China to Spain to seek better opportunities in the sports.[3] Xiao was raised in Madeira, Portugal when her parents moved there.[4] She represented Portugal before 2012 and Spain afterwards.[5] She was Portugal's reserve player for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Player profile - XIAO Maria". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  2. ^ a b c "Xiao Yao Maria". 2019 European Games. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  3. ^ "Cuando tu rival es tu hija". La Verdad (in Spanish). 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  4. ^ "Player Profile - María Xiao". Real Federación Española de Tenis de Mesa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  5. ^ "Maria Xiao deixa de representar Portugal". Record (in Portuguese). 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  6. ^ "Maria Xiao". Olympics. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
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