Yang Ying
Nationality China
Born1953
Dazu District, Sichuan (now Chongqing), China
Medal record
Women's table tennis
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Birmingham Doubles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1978 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Gold medal – first place 1978 Kuala Lumpur Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Bangkok Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Team
Yang Ying
Simplified Chinese杨莹

Yang Ying (born 1953) is a retired Chinese international table tennis player.

Table tennis career

She won the 1977 World Table Tennis Championships in women's doubles, partnering with North Korean player Pak Yong-ok.[1][2] In the 1978 Asian Table Tennis Championships, she won a silver in women's singles and a gold in team competition. In the 1978 Asian Games, she won a bronze in women's doubles (partnering with Cao Yanhua) and a gold in team competition.

Later she played in Germany's Bundesliga for DSC Kaiserberg, helping the club win the 1980–1981 season as well as the 1981 ETTU Cup.

Retirement

After retirement she coached the German club ATSV Saarbrücken, and is currently the head coach of the Saarland Table Tennis Association.

See also

References

  1. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  2. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.


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