Lü Xiaolei | |
Birth Date: | 27 November 1982 |
Birth Place: | Dongming County,[1] Shandong, China |
Playingstyle: | Left-handed shakehand grip |
Disability Class: | 9 (2003–2011) 10 (before 2003 and after 2011) |
Highest Rank: | 2 (April 2003)[2] |
T: | 呂曉磊 |
P: | Lǚ Xiǎolěi |
Lü Xiaolei (born 27 November 1982[3] [4]) is a Chinese retired para table tennis player. He won three Paralympic gold medals and a silver from 2004 to 2012.[5]
Lü, who grew up in a rural family in Dongming County, Shandong, lost his right arm at the age of 7 due to an electric shock. While climbing a wall with friends to watch a movie, he had accidentally touched the power cable.[1]