Li Qian (Polish table tennis player)

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Li Qian
Li Qian, 2012 (cropped).jpg
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Born (1986-07-30) 30 July 1986 (age 38)
Baoding, China
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Suzhou Doubles
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Minsk Team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Alicante Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Stuttgart Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Ostrava Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Gdańsk-Sopot Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Yekaterinburg Doubles

Li Qian (born 30 July 1986 in Baoding) is a Chinese-Polish female table tennis player, who currently lived in Tarnobrzeg [1] and represents the team of Siarka Tarnobrzeg.

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Career

Li Qian became a naturalised citizen of Poland in November 2007. In early 2008, Li Qian became the first ever female Polish table tennis player to take part in the prestigious TOP-12 in Frankfurt am Main. She reached the final, losing to Li Jiao from the Netherlands. She competed for Poland at the Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.

In May 2008, she was 26th in the world rank of the International Table Tennis Federation, and fifth in the European rank of the ITTF.

In February 2009, she won the TOP-12 in Düsseldorf, defeating Li Jie in the final match. Li Qian was ranked 3rd in Europe and 22nd on the world ranking list.

References

  1. "She spent half her life in Poland. Her son only knows two words in Polish".