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Spanish table tennis player (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
María Xiao Yao[1] (born 19 May 1994) is a Spanish table tennis player. Born in Calella to Chinese parents, Xiao Daili and Yao Li, who were themselves professional table-tennis players that have emigrated from China to Spain to seek better opportunities in the sports.[3] Xiao was raised in Madeira, Portugal when her parents moved there.[4] She represented Portugal before 2012 and Spain afterwards.[5]
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Full name | María Xiao Yao | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Portugal (before 2012) Spain (after 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Calella, Spain | 19 May 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 54 (November 2018)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 68 (December 2019)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Traditional Chinese | 肖瑤茜 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 肖瑶茜 | ||||||
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She was Portugal's reserve player for the 2012 Summer Olympics[6] and she later represented Spain at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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