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Deng Yaping
Chinese table tennis player
In this Chinese name, the family name is Deng.
| Deng Yaping | |
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Deng Yaping at Summer Olympics 1996 | |
| Native name | 邓亚萍 |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Born | (1973-02-06) 6 February 1973 (age 51) Zhengzhou, Henan, China |
| Height | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Deng Yaping (Chinese: 邓亚萍; pinyin: Dèng Yàpíng; born February 6, 1973) is a Chinese table tennis player, who won eighteen world championships including four Olympic championships between 1989 and 1997.
She is regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.
Early life and education
Deng was born in Zhengzhou, Henan, on February 6, 1973.
Career
Deng began playing table tennis aged five, and four years later she won the provincial junior championship.
She was age 13 when she won her first national championship.
Despite her success, she was initially denied a spot on the national team because she was so short (she stood onl