The Queen of Table Tennis -- Deng Yaping
乒坛女皇——邓亚萍
It's well known that Deng Yaping is the greatest player in the history of world women's table tennis games. She is called "the Queen of Table Tennis" because of the honors and position she gained in her professional life. Deng Yaping was born in the city of Zhengzhou in Feb 6th,1973. She started bearning table tennis from her father at five years old. But the Henan Provincial Team had refused her for her short height, so she had to join in the Zhengzhou Team. Five years later, she won two gold medals in team and singles at the National Youth Table Tennis Games. After that, she was selected to the Henan Provincial Team, then to the National Team in 1988. She had been world medallist for 14 times, and had kept world No.1 in table tennis for 8 years. She is the unique one who continued to hold the title of the Olympic medallist, who won four gold medals (including in women's singles and in women's doubles with Qiao Hong) at the Olympic Games. At the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, Samaranch, the President of International Olympic Committee at that time, awarded the gold medal for her in person. Deng Yaping declared to retire from the National Team in 1997. Following that, she began her study in the Tsinghua University, the University of Cambridge and the University of Nottingham, and then she gained the bachelor's degree of English Major and the master's degree of Modern China Research. Deng Yaping started her work for the Morality Committee and the Sports-and-Environment Committee of the International Olympic Committee in 2002. One year later, she became an officer for the Market-Exploitation Department of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Organizing Committee. And in the same year, she married Lin Zhigang, who came from Guangdong Provincial Team and had been a main force in the National Team. They had been in love for many years. Their house was near to the Longtan Lake in Chongwen District of Beijing. Falling in love at youth, experiencing life together, and swearing to be hand in hand forever, they tasted sweet of their love and successes finally. As a wife and a mother as well, now Deng Yaping is enjoying her life happily.
邓亚萍是世界乒乓球运动历史上公认的最伟大的女子选手，人们用“乒坛女皇”来形容她在世界乒坛所取得的荣誉和地位。邓亚萍于1973年2月6日出生于河南省郑州市，她5岁时就开始随父亲打乒乓球，但是因为个子太矮被河南省队排除在外，只好进入郑州市队。10岁时，在全国少年乒乓球比赛中获得团体和单打两项冠军，后加盟河南省队，1988年被选入中国乒乓球国家队。她先后获得14次世界冠军头衔；在乒坛世界排名连续8年保持第一，成为唯一蝉联奥运会乒乓球金牌的运动员，并获得4枚奥运会金牌，其中包括单打和与乔红组合的双打，在1996年亚特兰大奥运会上，时任国际奥委会主席的萨马兰奇亲自为她颁奖。1997年，邓亚萍宣布退役，此后，她先后到清华大学、英国剑桥大学和诺丁汉大学进修学习，并获得英语专业学士学位和中国当代研究专业的硕士学位；2002年邓亚萍在国际奥委会道德委员会以及运动和环境委员会两个委员会担任职务；2003年，邓亚萍成为北京奥组委市场开发部的一名工作人员。2003年，邓亚萍和已经相恋多年的男友，前国家队男乒骁将，广东队的林志刚登记结婚，并把新家安在了北京崇文区的龙潭湖附近，历经风雨波折，这对有情人终成眷属。如今的邓亚萍正过着相夫教子的幸福生活。
Her Main Achievements:
职业生涯辉煌战绩：
Gold medals of women's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1989, 1995 and 1997, the 24th Olympic Games in 1992 and the 25th Olympic Games, the International Table Tennis League Final and the World Cup in 1996.
1989、1995、1997年度世乒赛女单冠军；1992年第24届奥运会女单冠军；1996年第25届奥运会、国际乒联总决赛、世界杯女单冠军。
Gold medals of women's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1989, 1993, 1995 and 1997, the Worlds Cup and the 24th Olympic Games in 1992; the 25th Olympic Games and the International Table Tennis League Final in 1996.
1989、1995、1997年度世乒赛女双冠军；1992年世界杯、第24届奥运会女双冠军；1996年第25届奥运会女双冠军，国际乒联总决赛女双冠军。
Gold medals of team at the Worlds Cup in 1990, 1991 and 1995, the World Table Tennis Championships in 1989, 1995 and 1997.
1990、1991、1995年度世界杯团体赛冠军；1989、1993、1995、1997年度世乒赛女团冠军。
Silver medal of women's team at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1991.
1991世兵赛女团亚军
Silver medal of women's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1993.
1993世乒赛女双亚军。
Silver medals of mixed doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1995 and 1997.
1995、1997年度世乒赛混双亚军。
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