Fan Lei (table tennis) explained

Fan Lei
Birth Date:28 May 1983
Birth Place:Huixian,[1] Henan, China
Playingstyle:Right-handed penhold
Disability Class:10
Highest Rank:1 (October 2007)[2]

Fan Lei (born 28 May 1983[3]) is a Chinese retired para table tennis player. She has won four medals in two Paralympic Games (2008 and 2012).[4]

Fan began playing at age 6, before her disability. In 1999, on her way home from a table tennis tournament, she was hit by a motorist and had a fractured right femoral head and avascular necrosis, which resulted in unequal leg length.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 范蕾:厄运难阻乒乓梦 和父亲一起做生命的强者 . Fang Zhou . Henan Daily . 11 September 2008 . zh . 3 February 2020.
  2. Web site: Fan Lei Ranking history . . 3 February 2020.
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120905015037/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/fan-lei-5507544/ . Lei Fan . London 2012 Paralympics . . 5 September 2012 . 3 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Lei Fan . . 3 February 2020.