MA Lin

Date of Birth: 25 Dec 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 9

Place of birth: MUDANJIANG

Birth Country:

People's Republic of China

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Table Tennis	Men's Team - Class 9-10 AUS Australia	2
	Men's Singles - Class 9	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3	Men's Singles - Class 9 Group C #2 GBR STACEY JSTACEY Joshua Sport Class: 9 0 AUS MA LMA Lin Sport Class: 9 3	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4	Men's Singles - Class 9 Group C #9 ITA KALEM MKALEM Mohamed Sport Class: 9 0 AUS MA LMA Lin Sport Class: 9 3	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3	Men's Singles - Class 9 Group C #14 AUS MA LMA Lin Sport Class: 9 3 MAS CHEE CCHEE Chaoming Sport Class: 9 0	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3	Men's Singles - Class 9 Quarterfinal 3 #21 AUS MA LMA Lin Sport Class: 9 3 UKR KATS LKATS Lev Sport Class: 9 0	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1	Men's Singles - Class 9 Semifinal 2 #24 AUS MA LMA Lin Sport Class: 9 3 UKR MAI IMAI Ivan Sport Class: 9 1	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2	Men's Singles - Class 9 Gold Medal Match #25 BEL DEVOS LDEVOS Laurens Sport Class: 9 3 AUS MA LMA Lin Sport Class: 9 1	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3	Men's Team - Classes 9-10 Round of 16 #4 BRA Brazil 0 AUS Australia 2	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4	Men's Team - Classes 9-10 Quarterfinal 4 #9 AUS Australia 2 FRA France 0	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3	Men's Team - Classes 9-10 Semifinal 2 #11 NGR Nigeria 0 AUS Australia 2	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2	Men's Team - Classes 9-10 Gold Medal Match #12 CHN China 2 AUS Australia 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
1	Team - Class 9-10	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
1	Singles - Class 9	2012	London, GBR
1	Team - Class 9-10	2012	London, GBR
1	Team - Class 9-10	2008	Beijing, CHN
2	Singles - Classes 9-10	2008	Beijing, CHN
5	Singles - Class 9	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
1	Singles - Class 9	2014	Beijing, CHN
1	Singles - Class 9	2010	Gwangju, KOR
1	Team - Class 10	2010	Gwangju, KOR
1	Singles - Class 9	2006	Montreux, SUI
1	Team - Class 9	2006	Montreux, SUI
2	Team - Class 9-10	2014	Beijing, CHN
2	Men's Open Standing	2010	Gwangju, KOR

Languages spoken:

Left (sports.sohu, 10 Jul 2010)

He began the sport at age seven. (mingrenw.cn, 11 Mar 2017)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2019)

Winning gold as part of the Chinese class 9-10 team at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (mingrenw.cn, 11 Mar 2017)

Austrian-US actor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2019)

His family. (mudanjiang.dbw.cn, 18 Sep 2008)

Philosophy:

"If you think you can then you can." (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2019)

He has received a May 1st Labour Medal and May 4th Youth Medal in the People's Republic of China. (mudanjiang.dbw.cn, 18 Sep 2012)

General Interest

Classification
TT9 (ipttc.org, 01 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (dpcm.cn, 10 Aug 2012)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (dpcm.cn, 10 Aug 2012)

Impairment Details
His right arm was amputated at age five after he was bitten by a bear at a zoo. (dpcm.cn, 10 Aug 2012; paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2019)

General
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO AUSTRALIA
Born in the People's Republic of China, he represented his country of birth at three Paralympic Games between 2008 and 2016. He moved to Melbourne, VIC, Australia, following the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and began representing Australia in 2019. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2019)

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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