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| Full name | Guo Yan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1982 [1] Beijing, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (Oct 2010 – Jan 2011) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guo Yan (Chinese :郭焱, born 24 June 1982, in Beijing, China) is a Chinese table tennis player. [1] Two-time winner of World Cup in 2006 and 2010. In February 2011, she ranked 2nd in the ITTF world ranking. [2]
Singles(as of February 3, 2011) [3]
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Team
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