Guo Xingyuan | |
Birth Date: | 20 October 1988 |
Birth Place: | Pizhou, Jiangsu, China[1] |
Playingstyle: | Left-handed shakehand grip |
Disability Class: | 4 |
Highest Rank: | 2 (July 2011)[2] |
Current Rank: | 11 (February 2020) |
Height: | 165 cm |
Weight: | 64 kg[3] |
T: | 郭興元 |
P: | Guō Xīngyuán |
Guo Xingyuan (born 20 October 1988[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He has won one gold medal and two silver medals from three Paralympic Games (2008, 2012, and 2016).[5]
Like many of his teammates, Guo was a polio survivor from Pizhou who attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed him into a star.[6]