Cao Ningning

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cao.
Cao Ningning
Cao at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1987-11-20) November 20, 1987 (age 37)
Pizhou, Jiangsu, China[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[3]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class5 (formerly 4)
Highest ranking1 (January 2012)[4]
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Teams C4–5
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C5
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Teams C4–5
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Doubles MD8
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Singles C5
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Singles C5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Beijing Teams C5
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lasko Singles C5
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Singles C4
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Teams C5
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Singles C5
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Teams C4–5
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Teams C4–5
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Singles C5
FESPIC Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C4
Silver medal – second place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Teams C5
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Seoul Open singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place 2007 Seoul Teams C5
Gold medal – first place 2011 Hong Kong Singles C5
Gold medal – first place 2013 Beijing Singles C5
Gold medal – first place 2013 Beijing Teams C5
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Singles C5
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Teams C5
Gold medal – first place 2017 Beijing Teams C5
Gold medal – first place 2019 Taichung Singles C5
Silver medal – second place 2007 Seoul Singles C4-5
Silver medal – second place 2011 Hong Kong Teams C5
Silver medal – second place 2017 Beijing Singles C5
Silver medal – second place 2019 Taichung Teams C5
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Teams C5
FESPIC Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Shanghai Teams C5
Cao Ningning
Traditional Chinese曹寧寧
Simplified Chinese曹宁宁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCáo Níngníng

Cao Ningning (Chinese: 曹宁宁, born November 20, 1987[5]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He won a gold and a silver at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[6][2]

Like many of his teammates, Cao 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.[7]

Personal life

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Cao Ningning is married to South Korean para table tennis player Moon Sung Hye. They met for the first time in 2007, and fell in love in 2011.[8] The couple wed in 2013 and have 3 daughters together.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Marshall, Ian (27 August 2017). "Prominent names make intentions clear". ITTF.com. International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Cao Ningning - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Cao Ningning". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Cao Ningning - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. ^ "CAO Ningning - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Ningning Cao". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "장애도 국경도 나이차도 넘은 '핑퐁사랑'". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 9 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ^ "曹宁宁：乒乓球改变了我的人生". People's Daily (in Chinese). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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