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Table Tennis At The 2000 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ... consisted of four events. Participating nations A total of 171 athletes (86 men and 85 women), representing 48 NOCs, competed in four events. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Medal table References Sources Official Olympic ReportInternational Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)* {{DEFAULTSORT:Table Tennis At The 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 Summer Olympics events 2000 2000 in table tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Sports Centre
The State Sports Centre (known commercially as the Quaycentre) is a multi-use indoor arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and was opened in November 1984. With a total of 3,854 fixed and retractable seats the main arena is a focal point of the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. An additional 1,152 portable seats can be accommodated on the floor level to bring seated capacity to 5,006. History Basketball and netball In 1986, Centre became home to Sydney's then two National Basketball League (NBL) teams, the Sydney Supersonics and West Sydney Westars. When they merged before the 1988 NBL season to form the Sydney Kings, the new team remained at the centre and would stay for two years before moving to the 12,000 seat Sydney Entertainment Centre (SEC) in 1990. The Centre then hosted local basketball until the formation of a new NBL team in 1998 called the West Sydney Razorbacks (later renamed the Sydney Spirit). The new club called the Centre home from 1998 until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Chila
Patrick Antoine Edouard Chila (born 27 November 1969 in Ris-Orangis, Essonne) is a French table tennis player who has competed at five Olympics from 1992 to 2008. He won a bronze medal with Jean-Philippe Gatien in doubles at the 2000 Olympics. He is also four-time champion of France (1998, 2003, 2007, 2008). He announced his international retirement after his participation in the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. See also * List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games A small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smaller fraction ever competes in multiple Games. 849 athletes (260 women and 589 men) have participated in at least five Olympics from Athens 1896 to Beiji ... References External links * * * * * * 1969 births Living people People from Ris-Orangis French male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players of France Table tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 2000 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ... consisted of four events. Participating nations A total of 171 athletes (86 men and 85 women), representing 48 NOCs, competed in four events. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Medal table References Sources Official Olympic ReportInternational Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)* {{DEFAULTSORT:Table Tennis At The 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 Summer Olympics events 2000 2000 in table tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryu Ji-Hae
Ryu Ji-Hye (Hangul: 류지혜, Hanja: 柳智恵) (born February 10, 1976 in Busan, South Korea) is a former female table tennis player from South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas .... External linksprofile 1976 births Living people South Korean female table tennis players [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Ying (table Tennis, Born 1977)
Yang Ying () is a Chinese table tennis player, born 13 July 1977 in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. She achieved gold medals at several World Table Tennis Championships in either doubles or team play. She played right-handed Chinese penhold style. Her main techniques were forehand and backhand speed drives. Since 2008 Yang has been working as a table tennis commentator for CCTV-5. Career performance *4th Table Tennis World Cup (1995) Women's Team Gold. *44th World Table Tennis Championship (1997) Women's Team Gold. *44th World Table Tennis Championship (1997) Women's Double Gold. *13th Asian Games (1998) Table Tennis Women's Team Gold. *45th World Table Tennis Championship (1999) Women's Double Silver. *27th Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ... (2000) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Jin
Sun Jin ( Chinese: 孙晋; born March 13, 1980) is a Chinese table tennis player. She won a silver medal at 2000 Sydney Olympic Games in women's doubles, with Yang Ying. Further reading "Sun Jin Enters Top Eight at Table Tennis Qualifying Tournament" ''People's Daily The ''People's Daily'' () is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The newspaper provides direct information on the policies and viewpoints of the CCP. In addition to its main Chinese-language ...'', Wednesday, March 1, 2000. References ITTF World Ranking for Sun JinITTF Stats for Sun Jin 1980 births Living people Chinese female table tennis players Olympic table tennis players of China Olympic silver medalists for China Olympic medalists in table tennis Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Xuzhou Table tennis players from Jiangsu 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Jing (table Tennis)
Chen Jing (; born 20 September 1968 in Wuhan, Hubei) is a retired table tennis player and Olympic champion for China, and later Olympic medalist for Chinese Taipei. Early life Chen Jing was born on September 20, 1968 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. At the age of 11, she was the champion of the youth bracket in a table tennis tournament hosted by the Children's Palace in Wuhan, and was selected for the Hubei Province team. At the age of 18, she was selected for the Chinese national team. Professional career She received a golden medal in ''singles'' and a silver medal in ''doubles'' at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Tabletennis" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 7, 2008) In 1991, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Ju (table Tennis)
Li Ju (; born on January 22, 1976, in Nantong, Jiangsu) is a Chinese table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ... player. Achievements *1996 Asian Cup - 1st team, 2nd singles *1997 World Championships - 1st team, 2nd doubles (with Wang Nan), 3rd singles *1997 World Cup - 2nd singles *1997 Australian Open - 2nd singles & doubles (with Wang Chen) *1997 China Grand Prix - 1st singles, 3rd doubles (with Wang Nan) *1997 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - 1st singles *1997 National Games - 1st team, 2nd doubles (with Wu Na) *1998 Ericsson China Open Challenge - Chief player to take up the challenges *1998 China All Stars Tournament - 1st doubles (with Wang Nan) *1998 Japan Open - 1st singles & doubles (with Wang Nan) *1998 Asian Championships - 1st singles & team *1998 B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Nan (table Tennis)
Wang Nan (; born October 23, 1978 in Fushun, Liaoning) is a female Chinese table tennis player from Liaoning. Wang remained as world #1 on the ITTF ranking system from January, 1999 to November, 2002. She is left-handed, and began playing table tennis when she was seven years old. Her particular skills are changing the placement of the ball during rallies and her loop drive, as well as her notable speed. Wang has been the leader of the women's table-tennis team of China after Deng Yaping's retirement. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Li Xiaoxia, Deng Yaping, Ding Ning, Zhang Yining) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games. Personal life Wang Nan is married to Guo Bin. Career performance In 1994 Wang Nan won the women's singles titles at the Swedish Open. The nex, Women's World Table Tennis Cup and Olympic Games. From 1997 to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Philippe Gatien
Jean-Philippe Gatien (, born 16 October 1968 in Alès, France) is a retired French table tennis player. He competed at four Olympics from 1988 to 2000, winning silver in the singles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and bronze in doubles (with Patrick Chila) at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He won the World Table Tennis Championships in 1993, the Table Tennis World Cup in 1994, and was 13-time "champion de France". A left-handed player, his offensive style featured a superb forehand smash. He also won three English Open titles. Following numerous injuries, Gatien retired on May 15, 2004. Having made his debut with French club AS Salindres, he made his final public appearance there in an exhibition match with Patrick Chila, June 2006. His long list of victories make him the greatest French table tennis player of all time. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists Results of individual events The tables below are medalists of individ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
