Yan Xu (table tennis)

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Born (1985-01-22) January 22, 1985 (age 35)
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Yan Xu (born 22 January 1985) [1] is a Singaporean table tennis player.

She competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the women's team event, a silver medal in the women's doubles event and a bronze in the women's singles event. [2]

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References

  1. "XU Yan". m2006.thecgf.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "Yan Xu | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 26 May 2020.