Gao Jun

Gao Jun
NationalityUnited States United States
Born (1969-01-25) January 25, 1969 (age 55)
Hebei, China
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight75 kg (11.8 st; 165 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing stylePenhold
Equipment(s)Butterfly
Highest ranking7
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Chiba Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1993 Gothenburg Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Chiba Team
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Dortmund Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Dortmund Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Gothenburg Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Gothenburg Doubles
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Singles
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
In this Chinese name, the family name is Gao.

Gao Jun (Chinese: 高军; pinyin: Gāo jūn; born January 25, 1969) is a Chinese American table tennis player.[1][2]

Biography

Gao Jun was born in Baoding, Hebei province, China. She now resides in Southern California and is the owner of the California Table Tennis club in Rosemead, CA.

She won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the women's double event, with Chen Zihe for[3] the Chinese National Team. She moved to the U.S. in 1994 and became a U.S. citizen.[4] Gao competed for the United States in three consecutive Olympic Games from 2000 to 2008. In 2009, she was inducted into the USATT Hall of Fame.

Gao is a nine-time U.S. women's champion and has won eleven U.S. national titles in women's doubles and eight titles in mixed doubles with various partners. She was ranked number 1 in the U.S. prior to the 2012 London Olympics but withdrew from the North American Olympic trials due to an injury.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ITTF biography". ITTF. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  2. ^ "GAO Jun (USA)". ITTF Statistics. ITTF. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  3. ^ "Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  4. ^ Tim Boggan. "Gao Jun". USA Table Tennis. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  5. ^ "U.S., Canadian table tennis players vying for Olympic slots". News & Observer. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved January 11, 2014.


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