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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.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sun Yingsha
- Name (Japanese)
- 孫穎莎
- Reading
- そん・えいさ
- Born
- November 4, 2000 (age 25)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dragon
- Origin
- Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China
- Height
- 162 cm
- Occupation
- table tennis player
2. Background
- University
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sunyingsha_official/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AD%AB%E7%A9%8E%E8%8E%8E
Frequently asked questions
When was Sun Yingsha born?
Born November 4, 2000 (age 25).
Where is Sun Yingsha from?
Sun Yingsha is from Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China.
What does Sun Yingsha do?
Sun Yingsha works as table tennis player.
How tall is Sun Yingsha?
Sun Yingsha is 162 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.