Yang Yi (table tennis) explained

Yang Yi
Birth Place:	Liuzhou,^[1] ^[2] Guangxi, China

Yang Yi (born 1952^[3]) is a Chinese retired para table tennis player. She won a gold, a silver, and a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Paralympics.^[4]

Yang Yi was disabled by polio at age 3. As an adult, her right leg is shorter than her left leg by 5 cm and much thinner. She began playing table tennis seriously in 1986, after her marriage in 1982 and the birth of her son in 1983.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 柳州历史上的今天. zh. Government of Liuzhou. 6 October 2020.
2. Web site: 南宁市火炬手完全名单及简介. zh. Sohu. 6 October 2020.
3. Liu Changshan (刘常山). Liang Wenxiang (梁文翔). 40岁圆了奥运金牌梦. CNKI. zh. New Youth (新青年). 10–12. 8. 1997.
4. Web site: Yi Yang. Paralympic Games. 6 October 2020.