Kou Lei Explained

Kou Lei
Residence:	Donetsk, Ukraine
Birth Date:	20 November 1987
Birth Place:	Beijing, China
Weight:	730NaN0
Playingstyle:	Right-handed, shakehand
Club:	Nord
Hrank:	20 (April 2017)
Crank:	54 (December 2020)
Show-Medals:	yes

Kou Lei (Ukrainian: Коу Лей; born 20 November 1987 in Beijing) is a Ukrainian table tennis player of Chinese origin.^[1]

Career

As of April 2017, Kou is ranked no. 20 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).^[2] Kou is also right-handed, and uses the offensive, shakehand grip.^[3]

Kou represented his adopted nation Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's singles. He lost the preliminary round match to Congo's Suraju Saka, with a set score of 1–4.^[4]

External links

• • Kou Lei at Table Tennis Guide

Notes and References

1. Kou Lei . https://web.archive.org/web/20180923010116/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/lei-kuo-1.html . dead . 23 September 2018 . 25 February 2013.
2. Web site: ITTF World Ranking – Kou Lei . . 3 March 2021.
3. Web site: ITTF World Player Profile – Kou Lei . . 25 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141217083314/http://www.ittf.com/biography/biography_web_details.asp?Player_ID=113165 . 17 December 2014 .
4. Web site: Men's Singles Preliminary Round . . 25 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120821070124/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/tabletennis/resultsandschedules/rsc=TTM001906/index.html . 21 August 2012 . dead .