Ying HAN GER (IN/SP)

By Sander van Ginkel - Rio 2016 - Women's table tennis quarter finals, CC BY-SA 2.0

Han Ying (Chinese: 韩莹; born 29 April 1983) is a female table tennis player representing Germany since 2010. A specialist in defensive chopping, a style in decline ever since the mid-1990s, she is one of a few surviving defensive players active at the ITTF World Tour level as of 2021.

Her most important achievement are the Olympic silver medal in women's team in 2016 and the fourth place in the same event in 2020. Other major awards include the second place in the 2016 World Tour Grand Finals and the fourth place in the 2020 Women's World Cup.

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nation Germany, nativ Chinese
birth date 29 April 1983
place of birth Shenyang, Liaoning, China
height 170 cm
club KTS Zamek Tarnobrzeg (POL)
coach
style defensive
blade VICTAS Koji Matsushita
forehand rubber DHS Neo Hurricane 3
backhand rubber VICTAS Spinpips D2
recent world ranking 15 (-4)

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