Ren Guixiang
Ren at the 2006 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1981-07-08) July 8, 1981
Xiao County,[1] Anhui, China
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class5
Highest ranking1 (December 2001)[2]
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  China[3]
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeams C4–5
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeams C4–5
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeams C4–5
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneySingles C5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 TaipeiSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2002 TaipeiOpen singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place2002 TaipeiTeams C5
Gold medal – first place2006 MontreuxSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2006 MontreuxOpen singles standing
Gold medal – first place2006 MontreuxTeams C5
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeams C4–5
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouSingles C5
FESPIC Games
Gold medal – first place1999 BangkokOpen singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place2002 BusanSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2002 BusanOpen singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place2002 BusanTeams C5
Gold medal – first place2006 Kuala LumpurSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2006 Kuala LumpurOpen singles standing
Gold medal – first place2006 Kuala LumpurTeams C5
Silver medal – second place1999 BangkokSingles C5
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 SeoulSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2007 SeoulTeams C4–5
Gold medal – first place2009 AmmanSingles C5
Gold medal – first place2009 AmmanOpen singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place2009 AmmanTeams C4–5
Silver medal – second place2007 SeoulOpen singles in wheelchair
FESPIC Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 TaipeiOpen singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place1999 TaipeiDoubles C1–5
Gold medal – first place2001 OsakaOpen Singles C5
Gold medal – first place2001 OsakaOpen singles in wheelchair
Gold medal – first place2001 OsakaTeams C5
Gold medal – first place2003 ShanghaiOpen singles in wheelchair
Silver medal – second place2003 ShanghaiSingles C4–5

Ren Guixiang (Chinese: 任桂香; pinyin: Rén Guìxiāng, born 8 July 1981)[4] is a Chinese retired para table tennis player. She has won five gold medals and one silver from three Paralympic Games (2000, 2004, and 2008).[5]

She is a polio survivor.[1]

Personal life

Ren is married to her national teammate Zhang Yan. They have a daughter together.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "CCTV体坛风云人物候选人(2006年度)-任桂香". Sohu (in Chinese). 1 January 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ren Gui Xiang - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ren Gui Xiang - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Players Classification Form" (PDF). IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Guixiang Ren". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. ↑ Liu Bo (8 September 2008). "银球结良缘金牌传佳话 残奥乒乓伉俪张岩任桂香". Xinmin Evening News (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 January 2020.


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