Cao Ningning
Cao at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1987-11-20) November 20, 1987
Pizhou, Jiangsu, China[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[3]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class5 (formerly 4)
Highest ranking1 (January 2012)[4]
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeams C4–5
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonSingles C5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 BeijingTeams C5
Silver medal – second place2018 LaskoSingles C5
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouSingles C4
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeams C5
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaSingles C5
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouTeams C4–5
Silver medal – second place2018 JakartaTeams C4–5
Bronze medal – third place2022 HangzhouSingles C5
FESPIC Games
Silver medal – second place2006 Kuala LumpurSingles C4
Silver medal – second place2006 Kuala LumpurTeams C5
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 SeoulOpen singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place2007 SeoulTeams C5
Gold medal – first place2011 Hong KongSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2013 BeijingSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2013 BeijingTeams C5
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanTeams C5
Gold medal – first place2017 BeijingTeams C5
Gold medal – first place2019 TaichungSingles C5
Silver medal – second place2007 SeoulSingles C4-5
Silver medal – second place2011 Hong KongTeams C5
Silver medal – second place2017 BeijingSingles C5
Silver medal – second place2019 TaichungTeams C5
Bronze medal – third place2005 Kuala LumpurOpen singles standing
Bronze medal – third place2005 Kuala LumpurTeams C5
FESPIC Championships
Bronze medal – third place2003 ShanghaiTeams C5
Cao Ningning
Traditional Chinese曹寧寧
Simplified Chinese曹宁宁

Cao Ningning (Chinese: 曹宁宁, born November 20, 1987[5]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He won a gold and a silver at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[6][2]

Like many of his teammates, Cao was a polio survivor from Pizhou who attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed him into a star.[7]

Personal life

Cao Ningning is married to South Korean para table tennis player Moon Sung Hye. They met for the first time in 2007, and fell in love in 2011.[8] The couple wed in 2013 and have 3 daughters together.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, Ian (27 August 2017). "Prominent names make intentions clear". ITTF.com. International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Cao Ningning - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "Cao Ningning". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "Cao Ningning - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "CAO Ningning - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Ningning Cao". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Gan Hansheng (14 October 2016). "给梦插上翅膀——记国家残疾人乒乓球队教练衡新". China Internet Information Center (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "장애도 국경도 나이차도 넘은 '핑퐁사랑'". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 9 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "曹宁宁：乒乓球改变了我的人生". People's Daily (in Chinese). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.


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