Gao Ning (; born 11 October 1982) is a retired Chinese-born Singaporean

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player. He is currently appointed as the Singapore Table Tennis National Coach for men. He is considered Singapore's best male player with a world ranking of 34 as of August 2016. He was first in men's singles at the 2007 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships. In 2018, Gao and Yu Mengyu won the men's singles and mixed doubles at the

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.https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/commonwealth-games-singapore-s-gao-ning-wins-singles-gold-in-10139598 Retrieved on 16 April 2018. Channel News Asia He won a gold medal as a team member plus silver medals in the men's singles and men's doubles at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 201 ...

in Delhi. Gao Ning cried after his singles match defeat to an opponent in the Beijing 2008 Olympics as no coach was available to guide him during the match. His coach was sick before the match. The scene of him in tears was telecast on local TV, causing the head coach of the Singapore table tennis team to lose his job. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won another two gold medals and a silver. The gold medals came in the men's doubles, with Li Hu, and the men's team, again with Li, and Zhan Jian. The silver came in the men's individual, where he lost the final to his teammate Zhan.

Career records

Singles (as of 22 April 2015) *

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: round of 16 (2012). *

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: round of 16 (2007, 2013). *

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appearances: 3. Record: 5-8th (2007). *

ITTF World Tour The ITTF World Tour, known as the ITTF Pro Tour until 2011, was an annual series of table tennis tournaments introduced by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in 1996. The tour includes events in seven categories: Men's and Women's Singl ...

winner (2):

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2007; Chile Open 2012.
Runner-up (1): Brazil Open 2007. * ITTF World Tour Grand Finals appearances: 4. Record: SF (2011). *

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: QF (2010). * Asian Championships: round of 16 (2007, 2009). *

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: 1st (2007); 2nd (2010); 3rd (2008). Men's doubles * World Championships: QF (2009). * Pro Tour winner (6): India, Austrian Open 2007; Chile Open 2008; India Open 2009; Kuwait Open 2012; UAE 2013.
Runner-up (10): Russian, German Open 2006; Brazil, Chile, Korea, Chinese Taipei, German, Swedish Open 2007; Polish Open 2008; India Open 2010. * Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 6. Record: winner (2008, 2012); runner-up (2009, 2010). * Asian Championships: winner (2012); SF (2013). Mixed doubles * World Championships: round of 16 (2009, 2011). Team * Olympics: 5th (2012). * World Championships: 5th (2014). *

: winner (2010).

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