Li Qian (table tennis)

Li Qian (born July 30, 1986) is a Chinese - Polish female table tennis player, who currently lives in Tarnobrzeg and represents the team of Siarka Tarnobrzeg. In early 2008, Li Qian, as the first ever female Polish table tennis player, took part in the prestigious TOP-12 in Frankfurt am Main, where she reached the final, losing to Li Jiao from the Netherlands. Li Qian, who in November 2007 became a naturalised citizen of Poland, represented Poland at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

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.

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