Lily Zhang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Lily Zhang
Full nameLily Ann Zhang[1]
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-06-16) June 16, 1996 (age 28)
Redwood City, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm)[2]
Weight118 lb (54 kg)[3]
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehand, all-round attack
Highest ranking21 (January 2023)[4]
Current ranking23 (April 2023)[4]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Houston Mixed doubles
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Asunción Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Asunción Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Asunción Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Asunción Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Santiago Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Santiago Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Lima Singles
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing Singles
Lily Ann Zhang
Traditional Chinese張安
Simplified Chinese张安
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Ān

Lily Ann Zhang (born June 16, 1996) is an American table tennis player who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with teammates Ariel Hsing and Erica Wu. She also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio with teammates Jiaqi Zheng and Jennifer Wu. She is a six-time US national champion in women's singles. Zhang has won the US national championship in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2022. In 2011, she was a bronze medalist in women's singles and women's team at the Pan American Games and won the women's doubles title at the Qatar Peace and Sport Cup.[1][5][6] She is currently a member of the United States National Women's team. She has been ranked as high as #2 in the cadet (U-15) world ranking[7] and #5 in the junior (U-18) world ranking.[8][5][9]

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  2. ^ "Lily Zhang". Team USA Table Tennis. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "Lily Zhang – Table Tennis – Olympic Athlete". London 2012. Archived from the original on September 25, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "ITTF World Ranking". ITTF. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Marshall, Ian. "Smiling Faces Print A Thousand Words, Doha Reserves a Place in History". ITTF. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  6. ^ "2012 Olympic Games USA Table Tennis Media Guide". Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  7. ^ "ITTF U-15 World Ranking". Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  8. ^ "ITTF U-18 World Ranking". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  9. ^ "XVI Pan-American Games Results Book" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.