Xu Xin

Xu Xin is the kind of athlete who makes you rethink what a sport can look like — his left-handed, penhold-grip style is so distinctive and fluid that watching him play feels more like watching art than athletics. Born in Xuzhou in 1990, he clawed his way to world number one by January 2013 and spent years as the most dangerous player on the planet, winning World Cup titles, World Championship gold, and Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020. What really gets me is how he kept competing at the elite level into his early thirties while still pulling out those signature forehand flicks that nobody else can replicate with the same nonchalant ease. Even educated at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, which tells you he was never just a one-dimensional athlete. A genuine all-time great of the sport.

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Name (English)

Xu Xin

Name (Japanese)

許昕

Reading

きょ・きん

Born

January 8, 1990 (age 36)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Horse

Origin

Xuzhou, People's Republic of China

Height

180 cm

Occupation

table tennis player

University

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu%20Xin%20(table%20tennis)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A8%B1%E6%98%95
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2520617

Tags

• table tennis player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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