Li Xiaoxia facts for kids

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Personal information
Native name	李晓霞
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1988-01-16) 16 January 1988 (age 36) Anshan, Liaoning, China
Playing style	Right-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking	1 (November 2008)
Current ranking	3 (December 2016)
Club	Shandong Luneng Group
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Medal record Women's Table Tennis Representing  China Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 1 0 World Championships 9 5 2 World Cup 7 2 0 Olympic Games Gold 2012 London Singles Gold 2012 London Team Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles World Championships Gold 2006 Bremen Team Gold 2008 Guangzhou Team Gold 2009 Yokohama Doubles Gold 2011 Rotterdam Doubles Gold 2012 Dortmund Team Gold 2013 Paris Doubles Gold 2013 Paris Singles Gold 2014 Tokyo Team Gold 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team Silver 2007 Zagreb Singles Silver 2007 Zagreb Doubles Silver 2010 Moscow Team Silver 2011 Rotterdam Singles Silver 2015 Suzhou Doubles Bronze 2009 Yokohama Singles Bronze 2015 Suzhou Singles World Cup Gold 2007 Magdeburg Team Gold 2008 Kuala Lumpur Singles Gold 2009 Linz Team Gold 2010 Dubai Team Gold 2011 Magdeburg Team Gold 2013 Guangzhou Team Gold 2015 Dubai Team Silver 2011 Singapore Singles Silver 2014 Linz Singles

Li Xiaoxia (simplified Chinese: 李晓霞; traditional Chinese: 李曉霞; pinyin: Lǐ Xiǎoxiá; born 16 January 1988) is a Chinese table tennis Grand Slam champion.

Career

She trained in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. As of April 2011, she occupies the top place on the ITTF women's world ranking. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Ding Ning, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Zhang Yining) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games.

In January 2017, she announced her retirement on social media website Weibo, stating "I have to say goodbye to you even though I feel it a pity to do so. Goodbye, my beloved table tennis. Goodbye, my prestigious Chinese team."

Career records

Singles (as of July 23, 2011)

• Olympic Games: winner (2012).
• World Championships: winner (2013); runner-up (2007, 11); semi-finalist (2009, 2015).
• World Cup appearances: 5. Record: winner (2008); runner-up (2011, 14); 3rd (2009).
• Pro Tour winner (9): China (Shenzhen) Open 2005; Qatar, German, Swedish Open 2007; Singapore, China (Shanghai) Open 2008; China Open 2010, China (Shanghai) Open 2012, Kuwait Open 2016
  Runner-up (5): Qatar Open 2006; Kuwait, Japan Open 2008; Slovenian, German Open 2011.
• Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner (2007); runner-up (2006).
• Asian Games: winner (2010).
• Asian Championships: runner-up (2007, 09).
• Asian Cup: 2nd (2005).

Women's Doubles

• World Championships: winner (2009, 11); runner-up (2007, 15).
• Pro Tour winner (18): China (Wuxi), Austrian Open 2004; Slovenian Open 2006; Croatian, Qatar, Kuwait, Japan, China (Nanjing), German Open 2007; China (Suzhou) Open 2009; China, Austrian Open 2010; Slovenian, Qatar, UAE, German, Austrian Open 2011; Japan Open 2016
  Runner-up (15): Egypt, German, Dutch, Polish, Danish Open 2002; Croatian, China (Kunshan), China (Guangzhou) Open 2006; Slovenian Open 2007; Korea, China (Shanghai) Open 2008; English, China (Suzhou) Open 2011; China (Shanghai) Open 2012; Kuwait Open 2016
• Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: winner (2007, 2011); SF (2006).
• Asian Games: winner (2006, 10).
• Asian Championships: winner (2007, 09).

Mixed Doubles

• Asian Championships: winner (2009); SF (2005).
• World Junior Championships: winner (2003)

Team

• Olympic Games: Winner (2012, 2016)
• World Championships: winner (2006, 08, 12); runner-up (2010).
• World Team Cup: 1st (2007, 09, 10, 11).
• Asian Games: 1st (2006, 10).
• Asian Championships: 1st (2003, 07, 09).

See also

In Spanish: Li Xiaoxia para niños