Shen Qiang

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Shen Qiang
Nationality  Canada
Residence Ottawa, Ontario
Born (1990-05-11) 11 May 1990
Jixi, Heilongjiang, China
Playing style Right-handed, shakehand[1]
Equipment(s) Butterfly Sriver FX[1]
Highest ranking 333 (November 2008)[2]
Current ranking 366 (August 2010)[2]
Club National Table Tennis
Centre[1]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Competitor for  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Shen.

Shen Qiang (simplified Chinese: 沉强; traditional Chinese: 沉強; pinyin: Chén Qiáng; born May 11, 1990 in Jixi, Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China) is a Canadian table tennis player of Chinese origin.[3] As of August 2010, Shen is ranked no. 366 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] He is also right-handed, and uses the shakehand grip.[1]

Shen started his sporting career, when he became a member of the provincial table tennis team in Heilongjiang at the age of eleven. He set an early success by winning the 12-and-under division in the men's singles at the national table tennis championships, before he moved with his family to Ottawa, Canada in 2004. Despite his lack of English, Shen obtained a citizenship, studied at Glebe Collegiate Institute, and worked as a resident athlete for the National Table Tennis Centre, under his personal and head coach Marles Martins.[4] Shen made his international debut at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he earned a bronze medal, along with his fellow table tennis players Pradeeban Peter-Paul and Pierre-Luc Hinse, in the men's team event.[5][6]

Shen qualified for the inaugural men's team event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving a continental spot for the Americas from ITTF's Computer Team Ranking List.[7] Shen and his teammates Pradeeban Peter-Paul and Wilson Zhang placed fourth in the preliminary pool round, against Germany, Croatia, and Singapore, receiving a total of three points and three straight losses.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "ITTF World Player Profile – Shen Qiang". ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "ITTF World Ranking – Shen Qiang". ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Shen Qiang". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 February 2013. 
  4. ↑ Cleary, Martin (19 July 2008). "Prescription for success". Ottawa Citizen (Canada.com). Retrieved 25 February 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Another five golds for Canada". Canadian Press (The Globe and Mail). 24 July 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Canadian water skiers collect more Pan Am medals". CBC Sports. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Teams Qualified for the Olympic Games" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Men's Team Group B (SIN–CAN)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 February 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Men's Team Group B (GER–CAN)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 February 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Men's Team Group B (CAN–CRO)". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 February 2013. 

External links

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Organization
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