SHAN Xiaona

18 Jan 1983
38
Female

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TTE Table Tennis Women's Team 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3
AUS
Australia
0
GER
Germany
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2
KOR
Republic of Korea
2
GER
Germany
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
CHN
China
3
GER
Germany
0
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
GER
Germany
1
HKG
Hong Kong, China
3
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
YearLocationTeam
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA2

European Games
YearLocationTeam
2019Minsk, BLR1

European Championships
YearLocationSinglesDoubles WTeam
2021Warsaw, POL21-
2019Nantes, FRA--QF
2017Luxembourg, LUX--2
2016Budapest, HUN3R2-

WTT Star Contender
YearLocationSinglesDoubles W
2021Doha, QAT1RQF

ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
YearLocationSinglesDoubles W
2017Astana, KAZ1R-
2016Doha, QAT1RQF

ITTF World Tour - Eliminations per phase since 2017
YearEventWRUSFQFL16L32L64
2020Singles----2x1x-
2020Doubles W----2x--
2019Singles---1x2x1x-
2019Doubles W----2x--
2017Singles--1x1x2x2x-
2017Doubles W1x--2x3x--

ITTF World Tour - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
12017DoublesKorea OpenIncheon, KOR
32017SinglesQatar OpenDoha, QAT
Quarterfinal2019SinglesGerman OpenBremen, GER
Quarterfinal2017SinglesJapan OpenTokyo, JPN
Quarterfinal2017DoublesChina OpenChengdu, CHN
Quarterfinal2017DoublesJapan OpenTokyo, JPN
Last 162020SinglesQatar OpenDoha, QAT
Last 162020SinglesHungarian OpenBudapest, HUN
Last 162020DoublesQatar OpenDoha, QAT
Last 162020DoublesHungarian OpenBudapest, HUN
Last 162019SinglesHong Kong OpenHong Kong, CHN
Last 162019SinglesHungarian OpenBudapest, HUN
Last 162019DoublesKorea OpenBusan, KOR
Last 162019DoublesHungarian OpenBudapest, HUN
Last 162017SinglesChina OpenChengdu, CHN
Last 162017SinglesKorea OpenIncheon, KOR
Last 162017DoublesSwedish OpenStockholm, SWE
Last 162017DoublesGerman OpenMagdeburg, GER
Last 162017DoublesQatar OpenDoha, QAT


Legend
W - Winner, RU - Runner-up, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 4R - 4th Round, 3R - 3rd Round, 2R - 2nd Round, 1R - 1st Round, Prel. Rnd - Preliminary Round, L16 - Last 16, L32 - Last 32, L64 - Last 64, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed
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Nana [given to her by her parents]. (mytischtennis.de, 10 Dec 2020; ttc-berlin-eastside.de, 06 Mar 2013)
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Athlete
:
Economics - East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, CHN
:
English, German, Mandarin
:
TTC Berlin Eastside [Germany]
:
Irina Palina [club], RUS; Jie Schopp [national], GER
:
Right (tabletennis.guide, 25 Jun 2021; ITTF, 02 Aug 2016)
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Her husband Zhang Yong has worked as a table tennis coach in the Chinese Super League. (tt-kharkiv.com, 18 Dec 2020)
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In 2015 she was unable to compete at the German national championships in Chemnitz due to injury. (mytischtennis.de, 05 Mar 2015)
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She began playing table tennis at age eight. (taz.de, 05 Nov 2016)
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"When I started, table tennis was not exactly my favourite sport. I wanted to dance, but my parents said, 'You have talent, you have to play'." (taz.de, 05 Nov 2016)

General Interest

Grip
Penhold (tabletennis.guide, 25 Jun 2021; ITTF, 02 Aug 2016)

Style of play
Attack (tabletennis.guide, 25 Jun 2021; ITTF, 02 Aug 2016)

General
MOVE TO GERMANY
In 2005 she moved from the People's Republic of China to Germany to play for the TV Busenbach club, after being invited by coach Liu Liping. She was granted German citizenship in September 2012. Prior to moving to Germany, she had briefly lived in France, but after staying there for a week she missed her family and friends too much and returned to the People's Republic of China. (tt-kharkiv.com, 18 Dec 2020; welt.de, 08 Oct 2013, 23 Nov 2012; mytischtennis.de, 23 Nov 2012)

REPRESENTING SINGAPORE
She had a spell representing Singapore in 2006 and 2007. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 May 2017; ittf.com, 2015; mytischtennis.de, 23 Nov 2012)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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