Yan Shuo

Yan Shuo (Chinese: 闫硕, born 26 July 1995^[4]) is a Chinese para table tennis player.

Yan Shuo

Personal information
Born	(1995-07-26) July 26, 1995 (age 30) Pizhou,[1] Jiangsu, China
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport	Table tennis
Playing style	Left-handed shakehand grip[1]
Disability class	7
Highest ranking	1 (September 2018)[3]
Current ranking	2 (February 2020)
Medal record Men's para table tennis Representing  China Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Singles C7 2020 Tokyo Teams C6-7 2024 Paris Singles C7 2024 Paris Doubles MD14 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C7 World Championships 2018 Laško Singles C7 Asian Para Games 2010 Guangzhou Teams C9–10 2014 Incheon Teams C6–7 2018 Jakarta Singles C7 2018 Jakarta Teams C6–7 2014 Incheon Singles C7 2022 Hangzhou Singles C7 Asian Championships 2015 Amman Singles C7 2015 Amman Teams C6–7 2017 Beijing Singles C7 2017 Beijing Teams C6–7 2019 Taichung Singles C7 2019 Taichung Teams C6–7

Yan Shuo
Traditional Chinese	閆碩
Simplified Chinese	闫硕
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yán Shuò

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yan.

Career

He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's C7 event.^[5] In the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics he improved on his previous bronze by winning gold in the same event, defeating the defending champion Will Bayley as well as taking gold in the team event for the same category, against the same opponent and his partner.

Personal life

He lost most of his right leg when he was six years old, following a car accident.^[6] Like many of his teammates, Yan attended New Hope Center and trained under coach Heng Xin.^[7]