Yan Shuo
| Yan Shuo | |
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| Born | July 26, 1995 Pizhou,[1] Jiangsu, China |
| Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip[1] |
| Disability class | 7 |
| Highest ranking | 1 (September 2018)[2] |
| Current ranking | 2 (February 2020) |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb)[3] |
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| Traditional Chinese | 閆碩 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 闫硕 | ||
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Yan Shuo (Chinese: 闫硕, born 26 July 1995[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He took a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's C7 event.[5] In the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics he improved on his previous bronze by winning gold in the same event, defeating the defending champion Will Bayley as well as taking gold in the team event for the same category, against the same opponent and his partner.
He lost most of his right leg when he was six years old, following a car accident.[6] Like many of his teammates, Yan attended and trained under coach .[7] Despite his disability he is deceptively quick at moving around the table.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Yan Shuo Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Yan Shuo Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Yan Shuo". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Yan Shuo". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Shuo Yan". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Shan Lei; Yu Qianliang (8 October 2018). "亚残运会男子乒乓球TT7级别单打冠军闫硕：热爱支撑梦想". Xinhua (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ 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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