Johenny Valdez

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Johenny Valdez
Full name Johenny Valdez Reyes
Nationality  Dominican Republic
Born (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986
Playing style Right-handed, classic[1]
Highest ranking 502 (January 2012)[2]
Current ranking 542 (February 2013)[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Competitor for  Dominican Republic
Pan American Games
Gold 2011 Guadalajara Team

Johenny Valdez Reyes (born December 12, 1986) is a Dominican table tennis player.[3] She won a gold medal in the women's team event at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[4] As of February 2013, Valdez is ranked no. 542 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] She is also right-handed, and uses the classic grip.[1]

Valdez qualified for the inaugural women's team event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a continental spot for the Americas under the ITTF's Computer Team Ranking List.[5] Playing with Chinese emigrants Lian Qian and Wu Xue, Valdez placed fourth in the preliminary pool round, against China, Austria, and Croatia, with a total of three points and three straight losses.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ITTF World Player Profile – Johenny Valdez". ITTF. Retrieved 26 February 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "ITTF World Ranking – Johenny Valdez". ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Johenny Valdez". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 26 February 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Tenis de mesa y taekwondo aportan al medallero RD" [Table tennis and taekwondo contributed to Dominican Republic] (in Spanish). Dominicanos Hoy. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Teams Qualified for the Olympic Games" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 26 February 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Women's Team Group A (CHN–DOM)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 26 February 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Women's Team Group A (CRO–DOM)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 26 February 2013. 

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