Liu Jing (, born 25 July 1988) is a
Chinese 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. She has won multiple gold medals in most para table tennis world championship tournaments. She has played with
Li Qian and
Xue Juan in the team events internationally. She has won eight gold medals at the
Summer Paralympics
The Summer Paralympics, also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebr ...
.
Career
She has won the
ITTF Star Award in 2016 after successfully retaining her
Paralympic table tennis titles in Rio de Janeiro.
Personal life
Like many of her teammates, Liu was a
polio
Poliomyelitis ( ), commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 75% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe ...
victim from
Pizhou
Pizhou () is a county-level city under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. As of 2020 it had a population of 1,462,563; it borders the Shandong prefecture-level cities of Linyi to the northeast and Zaozhuang to the northwest ...
who attended
New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach
Heng Xin developed her into a star.
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Chinese female table tennis players
Paralympic table tennis players for China
Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Pizhou
Paralympic medalists in table tennis
Paralympic gold medalists for China
Paralympic silver medalists for China
FESPIC Games competitors
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games
Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games
21st-century Chinese sportswomen
Asian Para Games medalists in table tennis
Asian Para Games gold medalists for China
Asian Para Games silver medalists for China