Photo: XIAOYU TANG / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Chiang draws my interest precisely because he came from somewhere small. Born in 1976 in Penghu, a scattering of islands off Taiwan, he made his name on the world table tennis stage, and that journey alone carries a certain romance for me. Known for an idiosyncratic penhold style with unconventional rubber that unsettled opponents, he was among the players who upheld Taiwanese table tennis through the late nineties and early two-thousands. The available record is thin, but I always root for athletes who chase the world from such modest origins. He struck me as a craftsman who left a real mark despite the quiet.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chiang Peng-Lung
- Name (Japanese)
- 蒋澎龍
- Reading
- ちゃん・ぽんろん
- Born
- July 24, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dragon
- Origin
- Penghu County, Taiwan
- Occupation
- table tennis player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%94%A3%E6%BE%8E%E9%BE%8D
Frequently asked questions
When was Chiang Peng-Lung born?
Born July 24, 1976 (age 50).
Where is Chiang Peng-Lung from?
Chiang Peng-Lung is from Penghu County, Taiwan.
What does Chiang Peng-Lung do?
Chiang Peng-Lung works as table tennis player.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.