Chiang Peng-Lung

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.

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Name (English)

Chiang Peng-Lung

Name (Japanese)

蒋澎龍

Reading

ちゃん・ぽんろん

Born

July 24, 1976 (age 50)

Origin

Penghu County, Taiwan

Occupation

table tennis player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dragon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiang%20Peng-lung
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%94%A3%E6%BE%8E%E9%BE%8D
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q717537

Tags

• Penghu County
• table tennis player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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