Wei Wang (table tennis)

Wei Wang
Personal information
Born21 March 1961 (1961-03-21) (age 65)
China
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place1995 Mar del PlataTeam
Bronze medal – third place1995 Mar del PlataDoubles

Wei Wang (Chinese: 王伟; pinyin: Wáng Wěi, born 21 March 1961) is a Chinese-born American table tennis player who represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She competed in women's doubles with Lily Yip, who was also born in China. She was also a bronze medalist at the 1995 Pan American Games, partnering with Vietnamese-born Tawny Banh.

Personal life

Wei married Diego Schaaf in March 1989.[1] They first met in 1987 at the Orange Coast College Table Tennis Club in Costa Mesa, California, where she was giving lessons.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Carter, Donna (August 3, 1989). "Once Retired, Wei Wang Finds Sport Too Alluring". Los Angeles Times.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Carter, Donna (August 3, 1989). "Table Tennis Fever Spreading Quickly at Orange Coast College: Local Club Has 260 Members, Making It the Largest, Finest Group in Southern California". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ Garcia, Irene (June 7, 1991). "Back After Burnout: Chinese Ping-Pong player, who at 23 gave up sport, came back from retirement to earn national title in U.S." Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 18, 2024.
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