Gao Jun

Gao Jun
Nationality	United States
Born	(1969-01-25) January 25, 1969 Heibei, China
Equipment(s)	Butterfly
Highest ranking	7
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	75 kg (11.8 st; 165 lb)
Medal record Women's table tennis Competitor for  China Olympic Games Silver 1992 Barcelona Doubles World Championships Bronze 1989 Dortmund Doubles Bronze 1989 Dortmund Mixed Doubles Gold 1991 Chiba Doubles Silver 1991 Chiba Team Bronze 1993 Gothenburg Singles Bronze 1993 Gothenburg Doubles Gold 1993 Gothenburg Team

Gao Jun (Chinese: 高军; pinyin: Gāo jūn; born 25 January 1969 in Baoding) is a female Chinese-American table tennis player.^[1][2]

Biography

Gao Jun was born in Baoding, Hebei province of China. She now resides in Southern California. She is the owner of Gao Jun Table Tennis club in El Monte, CA.

She won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the women's double event, with Chen Zihe for ^[3] the Chinese National Team. She moved to the U.S. in 1994 and became a U.S. citizen.^[4] She competed for the United States in three consecutive Olympic Games from 2000 to 2008. In 2009, Gao was inducted into the USATT Hall of Fame.

Gao is a nine-time U.S. women's champion. She also has won eleven U.S. national titles in women's doubles and eight titles in mixed doubles with various partners.^[5] She was ranked number 1 in the U.S. prior to the 2012 London Olympics but pulled out of the North American Olympic trials due to an injury.^[6]

References

• 2008 Olympic profile

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