Shirley Zhou Explained
| Shirley Zhou |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Beijing, China |
| Birth Name: | Xuěnī Zhōu (周雪妮) |
| Playingstyle: | Fast attack, close to table |
Shirley Zhou (born 3 October 1978), born Xueni Zhou, is an Australian Table Tennis player who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics.
Shirley is the daughter of Chinese Table Tennis player and national coach of both China and Australia Zhou Lansun.
During her playing career, Shirley also won the following titles and awards:
- 1993 Australian Junior Girls Singles Champion
- 1994 Oceania Open Women Singles Champion
- 1998 Australian National Women Singles Champion
- Victorian Open Senior Women Champion in 1993, 1994 and 1998
- Victorian Open Junior Girls Champion in 1991 and 1992
- Table Tennis Australia Junior Player Of The Year award in 1992, 1993 & 1994
- Table Tennis Victoria Player Of The Year award in 1996 & 1998
- Table Tennis Victoria Junior Hall of Fame member (awarded in 2015)
- Table Tennis Victoria Open Hall of Fame member (awarded in 2010)
References
- Web site: Shirley Zhou Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025856/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zh/shirley-zhou-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports Reference.
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