Sun Yingsha

孫穎莎　/　不明

American table tennis player

November 4, 2000 (age 25)　・　Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China

table tennis player

My Take

Sun Yingsha is genuinely one of those athletes who makes you rethink what "dominant" even means — she became world number one before she turned 22, and she's barely slowed down since. What I find fascinating is her style: aggressive forehand, quick footwork, but also this almost eerie composure under pressure that you'd expect from a veteran twice her age. At the Paris 2024 Olympics she took gold in both the mixed doubles (with Wang Chuqin) and the team event, stacking titles like it's routine. She's also a Shanghai Jiao Tong University student, which somehow makes her even more impressive — balancing elite competition and actual academics. Table tennis has always had Chinese champions, but Sun Yingsha feels like a generational leap even by those standards.

Overview

Sun Yingsha (Chinese: 孙颖莎; pinyin: Sūn Yǐngshā; born 4 November 2000) is a Chinese professional table tennis player, Olympic champion, and World Champion. She is the current world No. 1 in women's singles. Sun is the reigning Olympic gold medallist in mixed doubles with Wang Chuqin, and in the team event in both Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. She is also the reigning World Champion and World Cup Champion.

1. Profile

Name (English): Sun Yingsha
Name (Japanese): 孫穎莎
Reading: 不明
Born: November 4, 2000 (age 25)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Dragon
Origin: Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: 162 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: table tennis player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Shanghai Jiao Tong University

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sunyingsha_official/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AD%AB%E7%A9%8E%E8%8E%8E