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Chinese para table tennis player

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cao.

Cao Ningning

Cao at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Personal information

Born

(1987-11-20) November 20, 1987 (age 37)
Pizhou, Jiangsu, China

Height

170 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

55 kg (121 lb)

Table tennis career

Playing style

Right-handed shakehand grip

Disability class

5 (formerly 4)

Highest ranking

1 (January 2012)

Current ranking

2 (February 2020)

Medal record

Men's para table tennis

Representing China
Paralympic Games
	2012 London	Teams C4–5
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Singles C5
	2020 Tokyo	Teams C4–5
	2024 Paris	Doubles MD8
	2012 London	Singles C5
	2020 Tokyo	Singles C5
World Championships
	2014 Beijing	Teams C5
	2018 Lasko	Singles C5
Asian Para Games
	2010 Guangzhou	Singles C4
	2014 Incheon	Teams C5
	2018 Jakarta	Singles C5
	2010 Guangzhou	Teams C4–5
	2018 Jakarta	Teams C4–5
	2022 Hangzhou	Singles C5
FESPIC Games
	2006 Kuala Lumpur	Singles C4
	2006 Kuala Lumpur	Teams C5
Asian Championships
	2007 Seoul	Open singles in wheelchair
	2007 Seoul	Teams C5
	2011 Hong Kong	Singles C5
	2013 Beijing	Singles C5
	2013 Beijing	Teams C5
	2015 Amman	Singles C5
	2015 Amman	Teams C5
	2017 Beijing	Teams C5
	2019 Taichung	Singles C5
	2007 Seoul	Singles C4-5
	2011 Hong Kong	Teams C5
	2017 Beijing	Singles C5
	2019 Taichung	Teams C5
	2005 Kuala Lumpur	Open singles standing
	2005 Kuala Lumpur	Teams C5
FESPIC Championships
	2003 Shanghai	Teams C5

Cao Ningning

Traditional Chinese

曹寧寧

Simplified Chinese

曹宁宁

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Cáo Níngníng

Cao Ningning (Chinese: 曹宁宁, born November 20, 1987) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He won a gold and a silver at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

Like many of his teammates, Cao 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.

Personal life

Cao Ningning is married to South Korean para table tennis player Moon Sung Hye. They met for the first time in 2007, and fell in love in 2011. The couple wed in 2013 and have 3 daughters together.

References

Marshall, Ian (27 August 2017). "Prominent names make intentions clear". ITTF.com. International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ "Cao Ningning - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019.
"Cao Ningning". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
"Cao Ningning - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
"CAO Ningning - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
"Ningning Cao". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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.
"장애도 국경도 나이차도 넘은 '핑퐁사랑'". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 9 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
"曹宁宁：乒乓球改变了我的人生". People's Daily (in Chinese). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

External links

Cao Ningning at ITTF Para Table Tennis
Cao Ningning at the International Paralympic Committee

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