Portrait of Guiyan Xiong

Guiyan Xiong

Singles
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Biography
Started: She began playing table tennis at age seven in Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China. She took up Para table tennis in 2012. (sohu.com, 12 Oct 2023; Athlete, 08 Sep 2016) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (thepaper.cn, 19 Oct 2023) Additional Info: RETURN TO TABLE TENNIS She represented Heilongjiang Province in non-Para table tennis when she was younger, but quit the sport in 1997. She decided to return to competition in Para table tennis when she was in her late 30s. (sohu.com, 12 Oct 2023) COACHING She has served as a coach with the Guangdong provincial Para table tennis team in the People's Republic of China. (k.sina.com.cn, 08 Oct 2019)
Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateMarch 6, 1976
OccupationAthlete, Coach
Languages SpokenMandarin
CoachLiu Yang [national]
Highlights
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
2Singles - Class 92020Tokyo, JPN
2Women's Team Class 6-102016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3Women's Team Class 9-102020Tokyo, JPN
5Singles - Class 92016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
1Women's Team Class 9-102014Beijing, CHN
2Singles - Class 92014Beijing, CHN
3Singles - Class 92018Lasko, SLO
Asian Para Games
1Doubles WD20 W2022Hangzhou, CHN
2Doubles XD17-20 X2022Hangzhou, CHN
3Singles - Class 92022Hangzhou, CHN