Li Jiao (table tennis)

Dutch table tennis player

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li .

Li Jiao

Personal information

Nationality

Netherlands

Residence

Heerhugowaard, Netherlands

Born

(1973年01月15日) 15 January 1973 (age 52)^[1]
Qingdao, China

Height

1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)

Weight

58 kg (128 lb)

Highest ranking

10 (January 2011)^[2]

Current ranking

31 (August 2016)

Medal record

Women's table tennis
Representing the Netherlands
European Games
Gold medal – first place	2015 Baku	Singles
Silver medal – second place	2015 Baku	Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place	2007 Belgrade	Singles
Gold medal – first place	2008 Saint Petersburg	Team
Gold medal – first place	2009 Stuttgart	Team
Gold medal – first place	2011 Gdańsk-Sopot	Singles
Gold medal – first place	2011 Gdańsk-Sopot	Team
Bronze medal – third place	2005 Aarhus	Singles

Li Jiao (born 15 January 1973) is a Chinese-born professional table tennis player who now represents the Netherlands.^[1] She resides in Heerhugowaard.

Notable matches

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In the World Team Championship 2014 Quarter Final draw of Netherlands versus the host team Japan, Li, ranked 13th at the time, famously came from behind to defeat both the then World No. 10 Kasumi Ishikawa and World No. 25 Sayaka Hirano, in five sets.^[3] The match eventually finished 3–2 to Japan, with the final match of Britt Eerland (Netherlands) versus Kasumi Ishikawa (Japan) also ending in five sets.

Career highlights

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Olympic Games: 2008, Beijing, women's singles, last 16; 2008, Beijing, team competition; 2012, London, women's singles, last 8; 2012, London, team competition, last 8
World Championships: 2005, Shanghai, women's singles, quarter final; 2005, Shanghai, mixed doubles, last 32; 2006, Bremen, team competition, 14th; 2007, Zagreb, women's singles, last 16; 2007, Zagreb, mixed doubles, last 32; 2008, Guangzhou, team competition, 7th
Pro Tour Grand Finals: 2006, Hong Kong, women's singles, last 16
Pro Tour Meetings: 2004, Warsaw, women's singles, quarter final; 2004, Warsaw, women's doubles, winner 1st place, gold medalist(s); 2004, Aarhus, women's singles, semi final; 2005, Santiago, women's singles, quarter final; 2005, Fort Lauderdale, women's singles, quarter final; 2006, Saint Petersburg, women's singles, semi final; 2006, Bayreuth, women's singles, quarter final; 2006, Warsaw, women's singles, semi final; 2008, Velenje, women's singles, winner 1st place, gold medalist(s); 2008, Velenje, women's doubles, runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s); 2008, Santiago, women's doubles, semi final
European Games: 2015, Baku, women's singles, winner 1st place, gold medalist(s); 2015, Baku, team competition, runner-up 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships: 2005, Aarhus, women's singles, semi final; 2005, Aarhus, mixed doubles, quarter final; 2007, Belgrade, women's singles, winner 1st place, gold medalist(s); 2008, Saint Petersburg, team competition, winner 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Top-12 Championships: 2005, Rennes, 3rd 3rd place, bronze medalist(s); 2006, Copenhagen, 3rd 3rd place, bronze medalist(s); 2007, Arezzo, 1st 1st place, gold medalist(s); 2008, Frankfurt, 1st 1st place, gold medalist(s); 2010, Düsseldorf, 1st 1st place, gold medalist(s); 2011, Liège, 1st 1st place, gold medalist(s)