Deng Yaping

Quick Facts

Full Name	Deng Yaping
Occupation	Table Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 5, 1973(1973-02-05)
Age	51
Birthplace	Zhengzhou
Country	China
Birth City	Henan
Horoscope	Aquarius

Deng Yaping Biography

Deng Yaping is one of the most popular and richest Table Tennis Player who was born on February 5, 1973 in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. Chinese table tennis star who has won six world championships as well as four Olympic championships. He is considered to be among the top players in the game.

She was awarded silver at the 1992 Olympic games, when She won gold at the 1992 Olympic games when Michael Jordan led the Dream Team to a gold. led the Dream Team to a gold.

She got married to her table tennis partner Lin Zhigang on the 7th of July in 2007.

Deng Yaping Net Worth

Deng Yaping is one of the richest Table Tennis Player from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Deng Yaping 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She started playing table tennis at the age of five years old.

She took gold in doubles and singles in her participation in the 1992 Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Deng Yaping height 4 ft 11 in Deng weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Deng Yaping Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Deng Ranked on the list of most popular Table Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Deng Yaping celebrates birthday on February 5 of every year.

Top Facts about Deng Yaping

1. Deng Yaping is a retired Chinese table tennis player.
2. She won 4 Olympic gold medals and 18 world championships.
3. Deng was ranked world number one for eight years.
4. She dominated women’s table tennis in the 1990s.
5. Deng was known for her quick reflexes and agility.
6. She retired from professional play in 1997 at age 24.
7. Deng has since become a prominent sports administrator in China.
8. She was named one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People” in 2003.
9. Deng is considered one of the greatest table tennis players ever.
10. Her success helped popularize the sport worldwide, especially in Asia.

How long was Deng the top table tennis player?

1 ranked female table tennis player for 8 years. She was voted Chinese female athlete of the century, and joined the International Table Tennis Federation Hall of Fame in 2003.

When was table tennis invented?

It is thought that upper-class Victorians in England invented table tennis in the 1880s as a genteel, after-dinner alternative to lawn tennis, using whatever they could find as equipment.

Who named table tennis?

1900, when the celluloid ball was introduced to the game, that the concept of tennis on a table became successful. Steve Grant has traced the name Ping Pong to an 1884 song by Harry Dacre. The distinct sound of the celluloid ball bouncing off the drum rackets quickly led to the use of the same name.

Who is the father of table tennis?

Ivor Montagu (1904-1984): Founding Father of Table Tennis: Sport in History: Vol 28, No 3.

Who started table tennis?

In 1890, Englishman David Foster , attracted by its wide appeal, introduced the first game of tennis on a table.