Chen Gang (table tennis)

Chen Gang
Chen Gang
Traditional Chinese	陳剛
Simplified Chinese	陈刚
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Gāng

Chen Gang
Chen Gang
Born	February 15, 1968 (age 56); Wuhan, Hubei, China
Table tennis career
Playing style	Right-handed penhold
Disability class	8
Highest ranking	4 (October 2008)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing China
Paralympic Games
FESPIC Games
Asia/South Pacific Championships

Chen Gang (Chinese: 陈刚, born 15 February 1968^[4]) is a Chinese retired para table tennis player. He won two gold medals at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.^[5]

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.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Chen Gang Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ "Chen Gang Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ "아시아선수권대회 국가별 참가선수명단". Daum (in Korean). 31 October 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Gang Chen". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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[chutian-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.

[profile-3] "Chen Gang Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[4] "아시아선수권대회 국가별 참가선수명단". Daum (in Korean). 31 October 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Gang Chen". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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