Guo Xingyuan

Guo Xingyuan (Chinese: 郭兴元, born 20 October 1988^[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He has won one gold medal and two silver medals from three Paralympic Games (2008, 2012, and 2016).^[5]

Guo Xingyuan
Guo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	(1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 36) Pizhou, Jiangsu, China[1]
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing style	Left-handed shakehand grip
Disability class	4
Highest ranking	2 (July 2011)[3]
Current ranking	11 (February 2020)
Medal record Men's para table tennis Representing  China Paralympic Games 2012 London Teams C4–5 2008 Beijing Teams C4–5 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C4 World Championships 2006 Montreux Teams C4 2010 Gwangju Singles C4 2014 Beijing Teams C5 2010 Gwangju Open singles in wheelchair 2006 Montreux Singles C4 Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon Teams C5 2010 Guangzhou Teams C4–5 Asian Championships 2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C4 2007 Seoul Teams C4 2009 Amman Teams C4 2005 Kuala Lumpur Teams C4 2011 Hong Kong Teams C4 2013 Beijing Teams C4 2017 Beijing Teams C4 2007 Seoul Open singles in wheelchair 2009 Amman Singles C4 2013 Beijing Singles C4 2015 Amman Singles C4 2017 Beijing Singles C4 2019 Taichung Teams C4 FESPIC Championships 2003 Shanghai Singles C4 2003 Shanghai Teams C4

Guo Xingyuan
Traditional Chinese	郭興元
Simplified Chinese	郭兴元
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guō Xīngyuán

In this Chinese name, the family name is Guo.

Like many of his teammates, Guo was a polio survivor from Pizhou who attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed him into a star.^[6]