Cao Ningning (, born November 20, 1987) is a Chinese

para table tennis Para table tennis is a parasports which follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The usual table tennis rules are in effect with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from disability groups can ...

player. He won a gold and a silver at the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

and a gold medal at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

. Like many of his teammates, Cao was a

polio Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 70% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe s ...

survivor from

Pizhou Pizhou () is a county-level city under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. As of 2006 it had a population of 163,000; it borders the Shandong prefecture-level cities of Linyi to the northeast and Zaozhuang to the northwest. ...

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

1987 births Living people Chinese male table tennis players Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic silver medalists for China Paralympic table tennis players for China Paralympic medalists in table tennis Sportspeople from Pizhou Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics FESPIC Games competitors 21st-century Chinese people Medalists at the 2010 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Para Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games Polio survivors {{PRChina-tabletennis-bio-stub