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Jin Yucheng (table tennis)

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Jin Yucheng
Personal information
Born (2008-05-25) 25 May 2008 (age 16)[1]
Sichuan, China
Sport
SportPara table tennis
Disability classC6
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Doubles WD14
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Singles C6

Jin Yucheng (born 25 May 2008) is a Chinese para table tennis player. She represented China at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

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Jin represented China at the 2022 Asian Para Games in table tennis and won a gold medal in the doubles C14 event, along with Huang Wenjuan, and a bronze medal in the singles C6 event.[2]

Jin represented China at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the women's doubles WD14 event, along with Huang.[3] They defeated Felicity Pickard and Bly Twomey in the semifinals to advance to the gold medal match.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "JIN Yucheng". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 29 August 2024. (alternate link)
  2. ^ "Mixed Fortunes for Asian stars as Paralympic Games Gold Medallists Set Sights on Paris". ittf.com. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Doubles Makes a Comeback In Front of Magnificent Parisian Crowds". ittf.com. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ Eloit, Ed (29 August 2024). "Bly Twomey wins bronze to become Great Britain's youngest table tennis medallist". The Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Doubles Makes a Comeback In Front of Magnificent Parisian Crowds". ittf.com. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.