Gao Jun
Encyclopedia
Gao Jun is a female Chinese-American
table tennis
player.
, and resides in Southern California. She is the co-owner of Gao Jun Table Tennis club in El Monte, CA.
She won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in the women's double event, with Chen Zihe
. After retiring from the Chinese National Team, she moved to the U.S. in 1994. She competed for the United States
in three consecutive Olympic Games from 2000. In 2009, Gao was inducted into the USATT
Hall of Fame.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player.
Biography
Jun was born in BaodingBaoding
-Administrative divisions:Baoding prefecture-level city consists of 3 municipal districts, 4 county-level cities, 18 counties:-Demographics:The Baoding urban area has a population of around 1,006,000 . The population of the Baoding administrative area is 10,890,000. The considerable majority are...
, and resides in Southern California. She is the co-owner of Gao Jun Table Tennis club in El Monte, CA.
She won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in the women's double event, with Chen Zihe
Chen Zihe
Chen Zihe is a female Chinese table tennis player. She won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the women's double event, with Gao Jun.-References:...
. After retiring from the Chinese National Team, she moved to the U.S. in 1994. She competed for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in three consecutive Olympic Games from 2000. In 2009, Gao was inducted into the USATT
USA Table Tennis
USA Table Tennis, colloquially known as USATT, is the non-profit governing body for table tennis in the United States and is responsible for cataloging and sanctioning tournaments within the United States. It was founded in 1933 as the United States Table Tennis Association. In addition to...
Hall of Fame.