Johenny Valdez Reyes (born December 12, 1986) is a Dominican table tennis player. She won a gold medal in the

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event at the

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in Guadalajara, Mexico. As of February 2013, Valdez is ranked no. 542 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). She is also right-handed, and uses the classic grip. Valdez qualified for the inaugural

event at the

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in Beijing, by receiving a continental spot for the Americas under the ITTF's Computer Team Ranking List. Playing with Chinese emigrants

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and

Wu Xue Wu Xue (born 22 March 1980) is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents the Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater ...

, Valdez placed fourth in the preliminary pool round, against China, Austria, and Croatia, with a total of three points and three straight losses.

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NBC 2008 Olympics profile
* * 1986 births Living people Dominican Republic female table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2011 Pan American Games Olympic table tennis players for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic Pan American Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games {{DominicanRepublic-tabletennis-bio-stub