Yan Shuo

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Yan Shuo
Personal information
Born (1995-07-26) July 26, 1995 (age 30)
Pizhou,[1] Jiangsu, China
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)[3]
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip[1]
Disability class7
Highest ranking1 (September 2018)[2]
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Singles C7
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Teams C6-7
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Singles C7
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Doubles MD14
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C7
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Laško Singles C7
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Teams C9–10
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Teams C6–7
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Singles C7
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta Teams C6–7
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Singles C7
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Singles C7
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Singles C7
Gold medal – first place 2015 Amman Teams C6–7
Gold medal – first place 2017 Beijing Singles C7
Gold medal – first place 2017 Beijing Teams C6–7
Gold medal – first place 2019 Taichung Singles C7
Silver medal – second place 2019 Taichung Teams C6–7
Yan Shuo
Traditional Chinese閆碩
Simplified Chinese闫硕
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYán Shuò
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.

Yan Shuo (Chinese: 闫硕, born 26 July 1995[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player.

Career

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He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's C7 event.[5] In the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics he improved on his previous bronze by winning gold in the same event, defeating the defending champion Will Bayley as well as taking gold in the team event for the same category, against the same opponent and his partner.

Personal life

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He lost most of his right leg when he was six years old, following a car accident.[6] Like many of his teammates, Yan attended New Hope Center and trained under coach Heng Xin.[7]

References

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