Chiang Yung-Ning (1927 – 16 May 1968, also known as Keung Wing Ning or Jiang Yongning), was a Hong Kong international

table tennis Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of ...

player who represented Hong Kong and China.

Table tennis career

He won a

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at the

1952 World Table Tennis Championships The 1952 World Table tennis, Table Tennis Championships were held in Mumbai, Bombay from 1 to 10 February 1952.The 1952 World Championships were marked by the arrival of the Japanese as a Table Tennis force on the world scene. In another first t ...

in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) when representing Hong Kong. The team consisted of

Cheng Kwok Wing Cheng Kwok Wing was an international table tennis player from Hong Kong. Table tennis career Cheng won a bronze medal at the 1952 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) when representing Hong Kong. The team co ...

Chung Chin Sing Chung Chin Sing was a male international table tennis player from Hong Kong. Table tennis career He won a bronze medal at the 1952 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) when representing Hong Kong. The team co ...

Fu Chi Fong Fu Chi Fong (also Fu Qifang; ; 1923 – 16 April 1968) was a Chinese international table tennis player. Table tennis career He won a bronze medal at the 1952 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) when represe ...

and

Suh Sui Cho Suh Sui Cho () was a male table tennis player from Hong Kong. From 1952 to 1957 he won one medal in singles, three medals in doubles, and three medals in team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Champions ...

. He also reached the fourth round of the singles. Four years later he won three

s at the

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1957 World Table Tennis Championships The 1957 World Table tennis, Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm from March 7 to March 15, 1957. Medalists Team Individual References External linksITTF Museum
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and

1959 World Table Tennis Championships The 1959 World Table tennis, Table Tennis Championships were held in Dortmund from March 27 to April 5, 1959. Medalists Team Individual References External linksITTF Museum
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in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) for China. He was also the first National table tennis champion of China in 1952 and in 1953 defeated the defending World Champion

Johnny Leach John Alfred Leach MBE (20 November 1922 – 5 June 2014) was a British table tennis player, coach, and author. He began competing at a relatively old age, 17, before serving in World War II. During the war, he greatly elevated his game a ...

Death

Chiang was the victim of harassment and torture during the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a Social movement, sociopolitical movement in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). It was launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 and lasted until his de ...

in China. He and fellow table tennis stars

and Yong Guotang were accused of being capitalist spies simply because of their Hong Kong origin. Chiang liked to read newspapers in his spare time, which led to accusations by the rebels that he was collecting information for the capitalists and Japanese. After being forced into a confession, he committed suicide on May 16 1968 Chi Fong and Yong Guaotang were also forced into suicide by the same public harassment and torture.Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang: ''The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions'', New York 2013, p. 55

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Table tennis career

Death

See also

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