Guo Xingyuan
Guo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988
Pizhou, Jiangsu, China[1]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class4
Highest ranking2 (July 2011)[3]
Current ranking11 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeams C4–5
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingTeams C4–5
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C4
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 MontreuxTeams C4
Gold medal – first place2010 GwangjuSingles C4
Gold medal – first place2014 BeijingTeams C5
Silver medal – second place2010 GwangjuOpen singles in wheelchair
Bronze medal – third place2006 MontreuxSingles C4
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeams C5
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouTeams C4–5
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 Kuala LumpurSingles C4
Gold medal – first place2007 SeoulTeams C4
Gold medal – first place2009 AmmanTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2005 Kuala LumpurTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2011 Hong KongTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2013 BeijingTeams C4
Silver medal – second place2017 BeijingTeams C4
Bronze medal – third place2007 SeoulOpen singles in wheelchair
Bronze medal – third place2009 AmmanSingles C4
Bronze medal – third place2013 BeijingSingles C4
Bronze medal – third place2015 AmmanSingles C4
Bronze medal – third place2017 BeijingSingles C4
Bronze medal – third place2019 TaichungTeams C4
FESPIC Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 ShanghaiSingles C4
Silver medal – second place2003 ShanghaiTeams C4
Guo Xingyuan
Traditional Chinese郭興元
Simplified Chinese郭兴元

Guo Xingyuan (Chinese: 郭兴元, born 20 October 1988[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He has won one gold medal and two silver medals from three Paralympic Games (2008, 2012, and 2016).[5]

Like many of his teammates, Guo 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.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Guo Xingyuan - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Guo Xingyuan". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Guo Xingyuan - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Guo Xingyuan - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  5. ↑ "Xingyuan Guo". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  6. ↑ 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.


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