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Chinese para table tennis player
Chen Gang
Born (1968-02-15) February 15, 1968 (age 56)
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed penhold
Disability class8
Highest ranking4 (October 2008)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Teams C6–8
FESPIC Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Teams C8
Asia/South Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Kuala Lumpur Teams C8
Chen Gang
Traditional Chinese陳剛
Simplified Chinese陈刚
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Gāng
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Chen Gang (Chinese: 陈刚, born 15 February 1968) is a Chinese retired para table tennis player. He won two gold medals at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

Chen lost his left leg in a 2001 car accident. He played table tennis as a youngster, and was briefly a teammate of the eventual Olympic champion Chen Jing.

References

  1. ^ Jiang Bo (13 September 2008). "陈刚曾与陈静成为队友 独腿英豪硬汉因妻儿流泪". Chu Tian Jin Bao (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. "Chen Gang Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  3. "Chen Gang Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. "Gang Chen". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 19 January 2020.


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