Xiong Guiyan

Xiong Guiyan (Chinese: 熊桂艳, born 6 March 1976[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. She won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5] She also won the silver medal in the women's individual C9 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Xiong Guiyan
Born (1976-03-06) March 6, 1976
Yichun, Heilongjiang, China
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed penhold
Disability class9
Highest ranking1 (October 2017)[3]
Current ranking1
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeams C6–10
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoIndividual C9
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 BeijingTeams C9–10
Silver medal – second place2014 BeijingSingles C9
Bronze medal – third place2018 LaskoSingles C9
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeams C9–10
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaSingles C9
Gold medal – first place2018 JakartaTeams C8–10
Bronze medal – third place2014 IncheonSingles C9–10
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 BeijingSingles C9
Gold medal – first place2015 AmmanTeams C6–10
Gold medal – first place2017 BeijingSingles C9
Gold medal – first place2017 BeijingTeams C9–10
Gold medal – first place2019 TaichungSingles C9
Gold medal – first place2019 TaichungTeams C9
Silver medal – second place2015 AmmanSingles C9–10
Xiong Guiyan
Traditional Chinese熊桂艷
Simplified Chinese熊桂艳
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xiong.

Before she became disabled, Xiong was a table tennis prodigy. She represented her home province Heilongjiang in national competitions when she was 13. However, she was soon diagnosed with Garre's sclerosing osteomyelitis, and the pain forced her to retire in 1997, after the National Games. She got married and moved to Jiangmen, and did not play the sport seriously again until she was 37.[6]

References
  1. "Xiong Guiyan Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. "Xiong Guiyan". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Xiong Guiyan Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. "Xiong Guiyan". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. "Guiyan Xiong". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  6. "熊桂艳家庭". Qq.com (in Chinese). 30 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2020.


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