Where She Fits

Her name usually appeared just after Deng Yaping’s — but half of the stability of Chinese women’s table tennis in those years belonged to her.

Playing Style

  • Two-sided inverted loop play, steady in rallies with excellent placement control
  • A backhand that could absorb heavy pressure, buying her forehand the chance to turn and attack
  • Superb doubles positioning, with transitions to her partner that were virtually seamless

Career and Key Moments

At Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996 she won Olympic women’s doubles gold with Deng Yaping both times, making the pair the absolute rulers of that event through the early and mid-1990s. In singles she also stayed near the top of the world rankings for years, serving as the most dependable link in the Chinese women’s team lineup.

What She Left Behind

She represents the heights a team player can reach: do the “partner” job to perfection, and you can still stand on the top step of an Olympic podium.

Remember this: while you make others greater, you write yourself into history.