Han Ying

Han Ying
Han Ying at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityChinese (1983–2010)
German (since 2010)
Born (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983 (age 41)
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, defensive
Highest ranking6 (February 2017)[2]
Current ranking33 (19 June 2024)[3]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Chengdu Team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Singles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Kraków–Małopolska Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Schwechat Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Lisbon Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Yekaterinburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alicante Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Malmö Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Luxembourg City Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Schwechat Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Yekaterinburg Doubles
Europe Top-16
Gold medal – first place 2022 Montreux Singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Montreux Singles

Han Ying (Chinese: 韩莹; born 29 April 1983) is a female table tennis player representing Germany since 2010.[4][5] A specialist in defensive chopping, a style in decline ever since the mid-1990s, she is one of a few surviving defensive players active at the ITTF World Tour level as of 2021.[6]

Her most important achievement are the Olympic silver medal in women's team in 2016 and the fourth place in the same event in 2020. Other major awards include the second place in the 2016 World Tour Grand Finals and the fourth place in the 2020 Women's World Cup.

  1. ^ "ハン イン Han Ying". tleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. ^ "ITTF World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2014-03-20tischtennis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "HAN Ying". 2020 Olympics official website. 2021.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Table Tennis World was invoked but never defined (see the help page).