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Gu Yuting

顧玉婷　/　こ・ぎょくてい

American table tennis player

January 14, 1995 (age 31)　・　China, United States

table tennis player

My Take

Gu Yuting's record stops me in my tracks. Winning singles gold at the 2010 Youth Olympics is impressive enough, but taking the world junior doubles title five straight years from 2009 to 2013 is the sort of sustained dominance that borders on absurd. In a country as ruthlessly competitive as China for table tennis, simply staying at the top of the junior ranks that long says everything about her discipline. She retired in 2021, and while she may not be a household name globally, that junior dynasty deserves far more recognition than it ever got.

Overview

Gu Yuting (Chinese: 顾玉婷; pinyin: Gù Yùtíng; born January 14, 1995) is a Chinese table tennis player. She won a gold medal in the women's singles event at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. In addition, Gu holds the distinction of having competed at the World Junior Table Tennis Championships for five straight years (2009–13) and winning the world junior girls' doubles title on all five occasions. Gu retired in 2021.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Gu Yuting
Name (Japanese): 顧玉婷
Reading: こ・ぎょくてい
Born: January 14, 1995 (age 31)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Boar
Origin: China, United States
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/%E9%A1%A7%E7%8E%89%E5%A9%B7

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