Jiao Li


Country
Birth date
Age
15/01/1973 - QINGDAO CITY 
39
Height
Weight
Gender
167 cm / 5'6" 
57 kg / 126 lbs 
F
Sport
LI Jiao

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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
9Singles2008Beijing, CHN
9Team2008Beijing, CHN
World Championships
6Team2012Dortmund, GER
8Team2010Moscow, RUS
9Doubles W2011Rotterdam, NED
9Singles2009Yokohama, JPN
17Singles2011Rotterdam, NED
33Doubles W2009Yokohama, JPN
World Cup
5Singles2009Guangzhou, CHN
European Championships
1Singles2011Gdansk, POL
1Team2011Gdansk, POL
1Team2010Ostrava, CZE
1Team2009Stuttgart, GER
1Team2008St. Petersburg, RUS
ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals
3Singles2010Seoul, KOR
3Doubles W2010Seoul, KOR
ITTF Pro Tour
1Singles2010Polish Open, POL
2Doubles W2010Indian Open, IND
3Doubles W2011German Open, GER
3Singles2010Austrian Open, AUT
3Doubles W2010Polish Open, POL
3Singles2009Slovenian Open, SLO
3Singles2008Polish Open, POL

Hobbies

Reading. (ITTF, 04 Jul 2011)

Occupation

Athlete

Language(s) spoken

Chinese, Dutch

Club name

LI Ning/MFS Heerlen, Heerlen, NED

Coach

Chen Zhibin from 2009 (trouw.nl, 07 Feb 2011)

Position and style

Pen holder (ITTF, 04 Jul 2011)

Handedness

Left (ITTF, 04 Jul 2011)

Debut

1982 (ITTF, 04 Jul 2011)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She started at age six in China. (li-jiao.nl, 03 Jun 2011)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"You must believe in yourself." (ITTF, 04 Jul 2011)

General
FROM CHINA TO NETHERLANDS
After failing to gain selection to China's national team, she relocated to the Netherlands and made her debut for the national team in July 2004. (tt.mainstreet.net, 17 Oct 2006)

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
She play in the men's Eredivisie for her club TTV Heerlen and became the first woman to win the championship since Bettine Vriesekoop triumphed as part of the Avanti team in 1987. (RTVNH, 16 Dec 2008; tafeltennis.nu, 21 Jul 2011)

HUSBAND'S DEATH
Her husband died suddenly in 2009. Two months after she won the Top 12 Tournament in Liege. "This is a very special victory. Before, everything revolved around winning and losing. Now it's about enjoyment." (Trouw 07 Feb 2011)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008


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