TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

Zhang Yining

1981 - Today

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Zhang Yining (Chinese: 张怡宁; pinyin: Zhāng Yíníng; born 5 October 1981) is a Chinese table tennis player who retired in 2009. She is considered one of the greatest female players in the sport's history. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Ding Ning, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Li Xiaoxia) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games. She is also the first player overall, and the first female, to have completed a Double Grand Slam. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Yining is the 34th most popular table tennis player (up from 38th in 2019), the 1,049th most popular biography from China (up from 1,070th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Table Tennis Player.

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Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS

Among table tennis players, Zhang Yining ranks 34 out of 107. Before her are Erik Lindh, Kong Linghui, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Deng Yaping, Joo Sae-hyuk, and Wang Hao. After her are Zhang Jike, Li Bun-hui, Peter Karlsson, Kalinikos Kreanga, Ulf Bengtsson, and Ryu Seung-min.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Zhang Yining ranks 291. Before her are Natalie Glebova, Edwin Valero, Beth Ditto, Carrie Coon, Nico Prost, and Cecelia Ahern. After her are Lee Sang-yoon, Bjørn Einar Romøren, Shaun Wright-Phillips, M. Shadows, Kubrat Pulev, and Gillian Chung.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Yining ranks 1,049 out of 1,610. Before her are Liu Boming (1966), Gao Zhisheng (1964), Wang Dan (1969), Wang Hao (1983), Lou Ye (1965), and Liu Huan (1963). After her are Dylan Wang (1998), Zhang Jike (1988), Qu Yunxia (1972), Sun-Yung Alice Chang (1948), Pauline Chan Bo-Lin (1973), and Liang Wudong (1959).

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  • Photo of Liu Boming

    Liu Boming

    ASTRONAUT

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 50.29

    Rank: 1,043

  • Photo of Gao Zhisheng

    Gao Zhisheng

    POLITICIAN

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 50.23

    Rank: 1,044

  • Photo of Wang Dan

    Wang Dan

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 50.17

    Rank: 1,045

  • Photo of Wang Hao

    Wang Hao

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 50.16

    Rank: 1,046

  • Photo of Lou Ye

    Lou Ye

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 50.16

    Rank: 1,047

  • Photo of Liu Huan

    Liu Huan

    SINGER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 50.14

    Rank: 1,048

  • Photo of Zhang Yining

    Zhang Yining

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 50.07

    Rank: 1,049

  • Photo of Dylan Wang

    Dylan Wang

    ACTOR

    1998 - Present

    HPI: 50.06

    Rank: 1,050

  • Photo of Zhang Jike

    Zhang Jike

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 49.96

    Rank: 1,051

  • Photo of Qu Yunxia

    Qu Yunxia

    ATHLETE

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 49.91

    Rank: 1,052

  • Photo of Sun-Yung Alice Chang

    Sun-Yung Alice Chang

    MATHEMATICIAN

    1948 - Present

    HPI: 49.87

    Rank: 1,053

  • Photo of Pauline Chan Bo-Lin

    Pauline Chan Bo-Lin

    ACTOR

    1973 - 2002

    HPI: 49.86

    Rank: 1,054

  • Photo of Liang Wudong

    Liang Wudong

    PHYSICIAN

    1959 - 2020

    HPI: 49.79

    Rank: 1,055

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Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS In China

Among table tennis players born in China, Zhang Yining ranks 8. Before her are Ma Long (1988), Ma Lin (1980), Wang Liqin (1978), Kong Linghui (1975), Deng Yaping (1973), and Wang Hao (1983). After her are Zhang Jike (1988), Jiang Jialiang (1964), Wang Nan (1978), Fan Zhendong (1997), Wang Tao (1967), and Jiao Zhimin (1963).

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