Ge Yang Explained

Ge Yang
Birth Date:	26 September 1985
Birth Place:	Baoding, Hebei, China
Playingstyle:	Left-handed shakehand grip
Disability Class:	10
Highest Rank:	1 (July 2005)^[1]
Height:	178 cm
Weight:	65 kg^[2]

Ge Yang (born 26 September 1985^{[3] [4]}) is a retired Chinese para table tennis player. Ge has played para table tennis since he was seven years old. He made his debut at the Paralympics in Athens in 2004 aged 20 and has competed in four Paralympic Games, winning six gold medals, one silver and one bronze.^{[5] [6]}

Ge lost his lower right arm in a fireworks accident at age five.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ge Yang - ranking history . IPTTC.org . . 13 December 2019.
2. Web site: Ge Yang . IPC.infostradasports.com . . 2 February 2020.
3. Web site: Ge Yang – Rio 2016 Paralympic Games . Paralympic.org . . 13 December 2019.
4. Web site: Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book . ipc-services.org . . 19 September 2004.
5. Web site: Ge Yang - profile . 17 March 2019 . IPTTC.org . ITTF Para Table Tennis.
6. Web site: Table Tennis Profile - Ge Yang . 17 March 2019 . Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee.
7. Web site: 葛杨：愿帮更多孩子筑就"乒乓梦" . Hebei Daily . zh . 6 June 2018 . Chen Hua . 13 December 2019.