Rachel Sung

Rachel Sung
Born (2004-07-09) July 9, 2004 (age 20)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Santiago Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Santiago Team
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu Doubles

Rachel Sung (Chinese: 宋家瑜; born July 9, 2004) is an American table tennis player who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life and education

Sung is the daughter of Michael Sung and Tzuying Li, who met while at a table tennis tournament in college in Taiwan.[1] Sung started playing table tennis at age seven. She has an older sister, Trinity, and a twin sister, Joanna, who is also a table tennis player.[2][3]

Sung attends the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is majoring in cognitive science, specializing in computer programming, with a minor in film, television and media.[4] She was roommates with her doubles teammate and longtime friend Amy Wang.[5]

Career

In November 2021, she competed at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships in the doubles event with her twin sister Joanna.[6] In December 2021 she competed at the 2021 ITTF World Youth Championships and won silver medals in the doubles and team events.[7] She then competed at the 2022 Pan American Table Tennis Championships and won a gold medal in the doubles event, and a silver medal in the team event.[8][9]

In November 2023, she competed at the 2023 Pan American Games and won gold medals in the doubles and team events.[10][11]

In March 2024, Sung was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[12][13] During the team event, Sung, Amy Wang and Lily Zhang lost to Germany in the first round.[14]

References

  1. ^ Sengupta, Somini (June 21, 2012). "An Unlikely Incubator of Olympic Talent". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Steve (September 23, 2019). "Butterfly Buzz: Junior Highlight – Rachel and Joanna Sung". butterflyonline.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Table Tennis at the Pan Am Games". teamusa.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Rachel Sung". olympics.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "A Sabbatical Of 'Anything Besides Table Tennis' Lifted Amy Wang From Her Lowest Point To The Paris Games". teamusa.com. April 11, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "2021 World Table Tennis Championships – Day 2". butterflyonline.com. November 24, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Hains, Nick (December 8, 2021). "Sung and Wang Impress at ITTF Youth Championships". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  8. ^ Dyke, Joshua (November 9, 2022). "Amy Wang and Rachel Sung Bring Home Gold in Women's Doubles". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  9. ^ Dyke, Joshua (November 2, 2022). "USA Begins 2022 Pan Am Champs Medal Run with a Pair of Team Event Silver". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  10. ^ Wei, Barbara (November 1, 2023). "Amy & Rachel Win Gold at 2023 Pan Am Games". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  11. ^ Wei, Barbara (November 6, 2023). "US Women's Team Earns Gold at Pan Am Games". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  12. ^ Kroichick, Ron (July 23, 2024). "Bay Area makes big imprint on U.S. table tennis team at Paris Olympics". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  13. ^ Miller, Joshua Rhett; Settembre, Jeanette (April 20, 2024). "Meet the New York & New Jersey star athletes going for gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics". New York Post. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  14. ^ "Bay Area pair Zhang, Sung and Team USA fall to Germany in table tennis". nbcbayarea.com. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.


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