Lin Yen-hung (, born 5 March 1958) is a Taiwanese

para table tennis Para table tennis is a parasports which follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The usual table tennis rules are in effect with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from disability groups can ...

player. He won a silver medal at the

2000 Summer Paralympics The 2000 Summer Paralympic Games or the XI Summer Paralympics were held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between 18 and 29 October. The Sydney Paralympics was the last time that the Summer Paralympics were organized by two different Organ ...

, and another silver at the

2016 Summer Paralympics The 2016 Summer Paralympics (), the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for disabled sports, athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, f ...

at age 58. He contracted

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when he was a child. He began playing table tennis in 1975.

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* * (2000–2008) * (2012–2016) 1958 births Living people Paralympic medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Yunlin County Taiwanese male table tennis players Paralympic silver medalists for Chinese Taipei Paralympic table tennis players for Chinese Taipei FESPIC Games competitors 21st-century Taiwanese people Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games Asian Para Games medalists in table tennis Asian Para Games bronze medalists for Chinese Taipei {{Taiwan-tabletennis-bio-stub