Li Jiao (table tennis)

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Li Jiao
Li-jiao.jpg
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Residence Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
Born (1973-01-15) 15 January 1973 (age 51) [1]
Qingdao, China
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Highest ranking10 (January 2011) [2]
Current ranking31 (August 2016)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
European Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Baku Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Baku Team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Belgrade Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Saint-Petersburg Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Stuttgart Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Gdansk-Sopot Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Gdansk-Sopot Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Aarhus Singles

Li Jiao (born 15 January 1973) is a Chinese-born professional table tennis player who now represents the Netherlands. [1] She resides in Heerhugowaard.

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Notable matches

In the World Team Championship 2014 Quarter Final draw of Netherlands versus the host team Japan, Li, ranked 13th at the time, famously came from behind to defeat both the then World No. 10 Kasumi Ishikawa and World No. 25 Sayaka Hirano, in five sets. [3] The match eventually finished 3–2 to Japan, with the final match of Britt Eerland (Netherlands) versus Kasumi Ishikawa (Japan) also ending in five sets.

Career highlights

Olympic Games
2008, Beijing, women's singles, last 16
2008, Beijing, team competition
2012, London, women's singles, last 8
2012, London, team competition, last 8
World Championships
2005, Shanghai, women's singles, quarter final
2005, Shanghai, mixed doubles, last 32
2006, Bremen, team competition, 14th
2007, Zagreb, women's singles, last 16
2007, Zagreb, mixed doubles, last 32
2008, Guangzhou, team competition, 7th
Pro Tour Grand Finals
2006, Hong Kong, women's singles, last 16
Pro Tour Meetings
2004, Warszawa, women's singles, quarter final
2004, Warszawa, women's doubles, winner Gold medal icon.svg
2004, Aarhus, women's singles, semi final
2005, Santiago, women's singles, quarter final
2005, Fort Lauderdale, women's singles, quarter final
2006, St. Petersburg, women's singles, semi final
2006, Bayreuth, women's singles, quarter final
2006, Warszawa, women's singles, semi final
2008, Velenje, women's singles, winner Gold medal icon.svg
2008, Velenje, women's doubles, runner-up Silver medal icon.svg
2008, Santiago, women's doubles, semi final
European Games
2015, Baku, women's singles, winner Gold medal icon.svg
2015, Baku, team competition, runner-up Silver medal icon.svg
European Championships
2005, Aarhus, women's singles, semi final
2005, Aarhus, mixed doubles, quarter final
2007, Belgrade, women's singles, winner Gold medal icon.svg
2008, St. Petersburg, team competition, winner Gold medal icon.svg
European Top-12 Championships
2005, Rennes, 3rd Bronze medal icon.svg
2006, Copenhagen, 3rd Bronze medal icon.svg
2007, Arezzo, 1st Gold medal icon.svg
2008, Frankfurt, 1st Gold medal icon.svg
2010, Düsseldorf, 1st Gold medal icon.svg
2011, Liège, 1st Gold medal icon.svg

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References

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  2. "ITTF World Ranking". ITTF. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  3. "ITTF World Championship 2014 Scoresheet". ITTF. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.