Ding Ning

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ding.
For the Taiwanese actress, see Ding Ning (actress).
Ding Ning
Ding Ning in 2013
Personal information
Nickname(s)The Queen of Hearts[1]
NationalityChinese
Born (1990-06-20) 20 June 1990 (age 34)[2]
Daqing, Heilongjiang, China
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Weight63 kg (139 lb)[3]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking1 (March 2019)
Medal record
Women's Table Tennis
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 1 0
World Championships 8 5 3
World Cup 10 0 0
Total 21 6 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rotterdam Singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dortmund Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Suzhou Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Düsseldorf Singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Düsseldorf Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Halmstad Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Yokohama Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rotterdam Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Paris Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Suzhou Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Paris Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest Mixed doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Linz Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dubai Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Singapore Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Magdeburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Linz Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Dubai Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Chengdu Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo Team

Ding Ning (Chinese: 丁宁; pinyin: Dīng Níng; born 20 June 1990) is a former Chinese table tennis player.[2] She was the winner of women's singles in the 2011 World Table Tennis Championships.

At the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships, Ding won her second world title in women's singles by defeating her compatriot Liu Shiwen 4–3 in the final. At the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships in Düsseldorf Ding defeated Zhu Yuling 4–2 in the final, becoming World Champion for the third time. She won the women's table tennis singles gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she beat compatriot Li Xiaoxia in the women's singles final. She previously won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. She was part of the Chinese team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[4] She is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Li Xiaoxia, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Zhang Yining) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games.

She is currently retired, and studying in Peking University for a master's degree in Physical Education. Ding officially announced her retirement in September 2021.[5]

Ding Ning at the 2016 Summer Olympics
  1. ^ "Ding Ning: On the upswing down under". ittf.com. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "ITTF players' profiles". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Ding Ning Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Table Tennis Stars React to Ding Ning's Retirement". pingsunday.com. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2023.