Fan Lei (table tennis)

Fan Lei (Chinese: 范蕾; pinyin: Fàn Lěi, born 28 May 1983^[4]) is a Chinese retired para table tennis player. She has won four medals in two Paralympic Games (2008 and 2012).^[5]

Fan Lei
Fan in 2011
Personal information
Born	(1983-05-28) 28 May 1983 (age 41) Huixian,[1] Henan, China
Table tennis career
Playing style	Right-handed penhold
Disability class	10
Highest ranking	1 (October 2007)[2]
Medal record Women's para table tennis Representing  China[3] Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Teams C6–10 2012 London Teams C6–10 2008 Beijing Singles C10 2012 London Singles C10 World Championships 2006 Montreux Singles C10 2006 Montreux Teams C9–10 2006 Montreux Open singles standing Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Teams C6–10 2018 Jakarta Singles C10 2018 Jakarta Teams C8–10 Asian Championships 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C9–10 2007 Seoul Singles C10 2007 Seoul Open singles standing 2011 Hong Kong Singles C10 2011 Hong Kong Teams C6–10 2005 Kuala Lumpur Open singles standing 2019 Taichung Teams C10 2019 Taichung Singles C10

In this Chinese name, the family name is Fan.

Fan began playing at age 6, before her disability. In 1999, on her way home from a table tennis tournament, she was hit by a motorist and had a fractured right femoral head and avascular necrosis, which resulted in unequal leg length.^[1]

References

1. Fang Zhou (11 September 2008). "范蕾：厄运难阻乒乓梦 和父亲一起做生命的强者". Henan Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
2. "Fan Lei Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
3. "Fan Lei Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
4. "Lei Fan". London 2012 Paralympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
5. "Lei Fan". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 February 2020.