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Han Ying
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Han Ying (Chinese: 韩莹; born 29 April 1983) is a female table tennis player representing Germany since 2010.[4][5] 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.[6]
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Nationality | Chinese (1983–2010) German (since 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983 (age 41) Shenyang, Liaoning, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Right-handed, defensive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 6 (February 2017)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 33 (19 June 2024)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.