Wong Pui Yi

Wong Pui Yi
Wong in 2017
Personal information
Born (1961-05-31) May 31, 1961 (age 63)
Hong Kong[1]
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand hold
Disability class5
Highest ranking1 (March 1998)[3]
Current ranking13 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  Hong Kong
Summer Paralympics
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Teams C5
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Open singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Teams C3–5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Paris Open singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place 1998 Paris Teams C4–5
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Taipei Teams C5
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Singles C5
FESPIC Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bangkok Teams C3–5
Silver medal – second place 1999 Bangkok Open singles in wheelchair
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Bangkok Singles C5
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Teams C5
Asia/South Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Teams C5
FESPIC Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Hong Kong Singles C5
Gold medal – first place 1997 Hong Kong Open singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place 1999 Taipei Teams C5
Silver medal – second place 1999 Taipei Doubles C1–5
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Osaka Teams C5
Wong Pui Yi
Traditional Chinese黃佩儀
Simplified Chinese黄佩仪
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuáng Pèiyí
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingWong4 Pui3 Ji4
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wong.

Wong Pui Yi (Chinese: 黃佩儀, born 31 May 1961[4]) is a Hong Kong para table tennis player. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Paralympics and two silver medals at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[5]

She was diagnosed with polio when she was one year old.[6] She began playing in 1979.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Player profile - Wong Pui Yi". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  2. ^ a b "Wong Pui Yi". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Wong Pui Yi Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  4. ^ "Wong Pui Yi – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Pui Yi Wong". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ 《奧運，香港加油!》- 殘奧乒乓球 (in Chinese). RTHK. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2020.


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