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Chiang Peng-Lung

蒋澎龍　/　ちゃん・ぽんろん

Table tennis player from Taiwan

July 24, 1976 (age 49)　・　Penghu County, Taiwan

Penghu County
table tennis player

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.

Overview

Chiang Peng-lung (Chinese: 蔣澎龍; pinyin: Jiǎng Pénglóng; born 24 July 1976, in Penghu) is a Taiwanese male professional table tennis player.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 49)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dragon
Origin: Penghu County, Taiwan
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: table tennis player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%94%A3%E6%BE%8E%E9%BE%8D

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