Jing Jun Hong
Encyclopedia
Jing Junhong was a professional table tennis
player for the Singapore
national team. Born in Shanghai
, she has represented Singapore in sporting events since the 1980s, and has since retired. She was naturalized in 1994.
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 for the Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
national team. Born in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
, she has represented Singapore in sporting events since the 1980s, and has since retired. She was naturalized in 1994.
Achievements
- 2000 Olympic GamesOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
- Fourth-place, women's singles
- 2001 Commonwealth Championships, New DelhiNew DelhiNew Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
- Won 2 Gold Medals- Women's Doubles (partnering Li Jiawei)
- Women's Team Championship
- 2002 Commonwealth Championships - Won 2 Gold Medals
- Women's Doubles (partnering Li Jiawei)
- Women's Team Championship