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Yang Ying
Nationality China
Born1953
Dazu District, Sichuan (now Chongqing), China
Medal record
Women's table tennis
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Birmingham Doubles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1978 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Gold medal – first place 1978 Kuala Lumpur Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Bangkok Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Team
Yang Ying
Simplified Chinese杨莹

Yang Ying (born 1953) is a retired Chinese international table tennis player.

Table tennis career[edit]

She won the 1977 World Table Tennis Championships in women's doubles, partnering with North Korean player Pak Yong-ok.[1][2] In the 1978 Asian Table Tennis Championships, she won a silver in women's singles and a gold in team competition. In the 1978 Asian Games, she won a bronze in women's doubles (partnering with Cao Yanhua) and a gold in team competition.

Later she played in Germany's Bundesliga for DSC Kaiserberg, helping the club win the 1980–1981 season as well as the 1981 ETTU Cup.

Retirement[edit]

After retirement she coached the German club ATSV Saarbrücken, and is currently the head coach of the Saarland Table Tennis Association.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  2. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.


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