Xiong Guiyan

Xiong Guiyan (Chinese: 熊桂艳, born 6 March 1976^[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[5] She also won the silver medal in the women's individual C9 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Xiong Guiyan
Born	(1976-03-06) March 6, 1976 (age 48) Yichun, Heilongjiang, China
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing style	Right-handed penhold
Disability class	9
Highest ranking	1 (October 2017)[3]
Current ranking	1
Medal record Women's para table tennis Representing  China Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Teams C6–10 2020 Tokyo Individual C9 2024 Paris Singles C9 2024 Paris Doubles XD17 World Championships 2014 Beijing Teams C9–10 2014 Beijing Singles C9 2018 Lasko Singles C9 Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon Teams C9–10 2018 Jakarta Singles C9 2018 Jakarta Teams C8–10 2014 Incheon Singles C9–10 2022 Hangzhou Singles C9 Asian Championships 2013 Beijing Singles C9 2015 Amman Teams C6–10 2017 Beijing Singles C9 2017 Beijing Teams C9–10 2019 Taichung Singles C9 2019 Taichung Teams C9 2015 Amman Singles C9–10

Xiong Guiyan
Traditional Chinese	熊桂艷
Simplified Chinese	熊桂艳
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xióng Guìyàn

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xiong.

Personal life

Before she became disabled, Xiong was a table tennis prodigy. She represented her home province Heilongjiang in national competitions when she was 13. However, she was soon diagnosed with Garre's sclerosing osteomyelitis, and the pain forced her to retire in 1997, after the National Games. She got married and moved to Jiangmen, and did not play the sport seriously again until she was 37.^[6]

References

1. "Xiong Guiyan Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
2. "Xiong Guiyan". IPC.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.^{[dead link]}
3. "Xiong Guiyan Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
4. "Xiong Guiyan – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
5. "Guiyan Xiong". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
6. "熊桂艳家庭". Qq.com (in Chinese). 30 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

External links

• Xiong Guiyan at ITTF Para Table Tennis
• Xiong Guiyan at the International Paralympic Committee