Han Ying

Han Ying (Chinese: 韩莹; born 29 April 1983) is a female table tennis player representing Germany since 2010. A specialist in defensive chopping, a style in decline ever since the mid-1990s, she is one of a few surviving defensive players active at the ITTF World Tour level as of 2021.

Han Ying
Han Ying at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityChinese (1983–2010)
German (since 2010)
Born (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, defensive
Highest ranking6 (February 2017)
Current ranking9 (20 February 2024)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
2022 ChengduTeam
European Games
2015 BakuTeam
2019 MinskTeam
2019 MinskSingles
2023 Kraków–MałopolskaTeam
European Championships
2013 SchwechatTeam
2014 LisbonTeam
2015 YekaterinburgTeam
2018 AlicanteMixed doubles
2023 MalmöTeam
2017 Luxembourg CityTeam
2013 SchwechatSingles
2015 YekaterinburgDoubles
Europe Top-16
2022 MontreuxSingles
2023 MontreuxSingles

Her most important achievement are the Olympic silver medal in women's team in 2016 and the fourth place in the same event in 2020. Other major awards include the second place in the 2016 World Tour Grand Finals and the fourth place in the 2020 Women's World Cup.

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