Photo: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Ding Ning is one of those athletes who makes you forget you're watching a sport and feel like you're watching art — she's that good. A two-time World Table Tennis Championships singles winner (2011 and 2015) and the 2016 Rio Olympic champion in women's singles, she stood at the absolute top of the most competitive table tennis nation on earth for the better part of a decade, which is just a staggering achievement when you think about it. What I love about her game is the sheer intelligence behind every rally — she reads opponents like a book, then dismantles them methodically. Getting into the ITTF Hall of Fame in 2016 while still active said everything about her legacy. Ding Ning isn't just a champion; she's the benchmark everyone else in women's table tennis measured themselves against.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ding Ning
- Name (Japanese)
- 丁寧
- Reading
- でぃん・にん
- Born
- June 20, 1990 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
- Origin
- Daqing, People's Republic of China
- Height
- 2 cm
- Occupation
- table tennis player
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2016 ITTF Hall of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ding Ning born?
Born June 20, 1990 (age 36).
Where is Ding Ning from?
Ding Ning is from Daqing, People's Republic of China.
What does Ding Ning do?
Ding Ning works as table tennis player.
How tall is Ding Ning?
Ding Ning is 2 cm.
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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.