Ge Yang

Ge Yang (Chinese: 葛杨, born 26 September 1985[4]) is a retired Chinese para table tennis player. Ge has played para table tennis since he was seven years old. He made his debut at the Paralympics in Athens in 2004 aged 20 and has competed in four Paralympic Games, winning six gold medals, one silver and one bronze.[1][5]

Ge Yang
Ge at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	26 September 1985 Baoding,[1] Hebei, China
Playing style	Left-handed shakehand grip
Disability class	10
Highest ranking	1 (July 2005)[2]
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)[3]
Medal record Men's para table tennis Representing  China Paralympic Games 2004 Athens Teams C10 2008 Beijing Singles C9–10 2008 Beijing Teams C9–10 2012 London Teams C9–10 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C10 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C9–10 2012 London Singles C10 2004 Athens Singles C10 World Championships 2002 Taipei Teams C10 2006 Montreux Teams C10 2006 Montreux Open singles standing 2010 Gwangju Singles C10 2010 Gwangju Teams C10 2014 Beijing Singles C10 2014 Beijing Teams C9–10 2006 Montreux Singles C10 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Singles C10 2014 Incheon Teams C9–10 2014 Incheon Singles C10 FESPIC Games 2002 Busan Open singles standing 2002 Busan Singles C10 2002 Busan Teams C10 2006 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing 2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C10 2006 Kuala Lumpur Teams C10 Asian Championships 2005 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C9–10 2005 Kuala Lumpur Teams C10 2007 Seoul Open singles standing 2007 Seoul Singles C9–10 2007 Seoul Teams C10 2009 Amman Singles C10 2009 Amman Teams C10 2011 Hong Kong Singles C10 2011 Hong Kong Teams C10 2013 Beijing Singles C10 2013 Beijing Teams C10 2015 Amman Teams C10 2015 Amman Singles C10 FESPIC Championships 2001 Osaka Singles C10 2001 Osaka Open singles standing 2001 Osaka Teams C10 2003 Shanghai Singles C10

Ge Yang
Traditional Chinese	葛楊
Simplified Chinese	葛杨
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Gě Yáng

Ge lost his lower right arm in a fireworks accident at age five.[6]

References

1. "IPTTF Profile - Ge Yang". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 17 March 2019.
2. "Ge Yang Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
3. "Ge Yang". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
4. "Ge Yang". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
5. "Table Tennis Profile - Ge Yang". International Paralympic Committee. 17 March 2019.
6. Chen Hua (2018-06-06). "葛杨：愿帮更多孩子筑就"乒乓梦"". Hebei Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-12-13.