Lian Hao

Lian Hao (Chinese: 连浩, born 7 June 1995^[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He is a three-time Paralympic gold medalist.^[5]

Lian Hao
Lian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	(1995-06-07) June 7, 1995 (age 29) Lanzhou,[1] Gansu, China
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing style	Right-handed shakehand grip
Disability class	10
Highest ranking	3 (October 2019)[3]
Current ranking	6 (February 2020)
Medal record Men's para table tennis Representing  China Paralympic Games 2012 London Teams C9–10 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C9–10 2020 Tokyo Teams C9-10 2024 Paris Men's singles C10 2024 Paris Doubles MD18 World Championships 2018 Lasko Singles C10 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Teams C9–10 2014 Incheon Teams C9–10 2010 Guangzhou Singles C10 2018 Jakarta Singles C10 2018 Jakarta Teams C9–10 Asian Championships 2009 Amman Teams C10 2011 Hong Kong Teams C10 2015 Amman Teams C10 2017 Beijing Singles C10 2017 Beijing Teams C10 2009 Amman Singles C10 2011 Hong Kong Singles C10 2019 Taichung Teams C10 2009 Amman Open singles standing 2015 Amman Singles C10 2019 Taichung Singles C10

Lian Hao
Traditional Chinese	連浩
Simplified Chinese	连浩
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lián Hào

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lian.

Personal life

Lian was born with abnormalities in his right arm. He started the sport at the table tennis club ran by his uncle. He attended Shaanxi Normal University.^[6]

References

1. "Lian Hao Profile". ITTF. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
2. "Lian Hao". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.^{[dead link‍]}
3. "Lian Hao Ranking history". ITTF. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
4. "Lian Hao – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
5. "Hao Lian". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
6. Shao Jingjing; Xiong Xu (20 April 2017). "第十二届中国大学生年度人物候选人连浩事迹". People's Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

External links

• Lian Hao at ITTF Para Table Tennis
• Lian Hao at the International Paralympic Committee