Name: Chen Jing
Gender: F

Date of birth: September 20, 1968
Place of birth: Wuhan, Hubei Province
Height: 1.70m
Weight: 60kg
Sport: Table tennis

  Personal best:

    1988 Seoul Olympic Games - 1st singles

    Sports career:

    With her victory in a junior table tennis competition held by the Wuhan Children's Palace, she was taken on by the Hubei provincial team at the age of 11. Joined the national team at 18.

    High performances:

    1987 Sweden Open - 1st doubles, 2nd singles
    1988 Seoul Olympic Games - 1st singles, 2nd doubles
    1989 World Championships - 1st team
    1993 Annual Tournament in Taiwan -1st singles
    1996 Atlantic Olympic Games - 2nd singles
    1998 Asian Championships - 3rd singles
    1998 Bangkok Asian Games - 3rd singles
    1999 French Open - 1st singles
    2000 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - 1st singles
    2000 Sydney Olympic Games - 3rd singles

    Honours:

    The first Table Tennis champion in Chinese Olympic history

    At present:

    Moved to Taiwan as a player in October, 1991. Became a student at Princeton University in March, 1992, while working as the chief coach of the university table tennis team. Settled down in Taiwan in 1992. Began to study for a Master Degree in Taipei PE institute after the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. Became a doctorial student of sports psychology in South China Normal University in March 2003.