(1987-11-20) November 20, 1987 (age 36) Pizhou, Jiangsu, China[1]
Height
170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight
55 kg (121 lb)[3]
Table tennis career
Playing style
Right-handed shakehand grip
Disability class
5 (formerly 4)
Highest ranking
1 (January 2012)[4]
Current ranking
2 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing China
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Singles C5
2012 London
Teams C4–5
2012 London
Singles C5
World Championships
2014 Beijing
Teams C5
2018 Lasko
Singles C5
Asian Para Games
2010 Guangzhou
Singles C4
2014 Incheon
Teams C5
2018 Jakarta
Singles C5
2010 Guangzhou
Teams C4–5
2018 Jakarta
Teams C4–5
2022 Hangzhou
Singles C5
FESPIC Games
2006 Kuala Lumpur
Singles C4
2006 Kuala Lumpur
Teams C5
Asian Championships
2007 Seoul
Open singles in wheelchair
2007 Seoul
Teams C5
2011 Hong Kong
Singles C5
2013 Beijing
Singles C5
2013 Beijing
Teams C5
2015 Amman
Singles C5
2015 Amman
Teams C5
2017 Beijing
Teams C5
2019 Taichung
Singles C5
2007 Seoul
Singles C4-5
2011 Hong Kong
Teams C5
2017 Beijing
Singles C5
2019 Taichung
Teams C5
2005 Kuala Lumpur
Open singles standing
2005 Kuala Lumpur
Teams C5
FESPIC Championships
2003 Shanghai
Teams C5
Cao Ningning
Traditional Chinese
曹寧寧
Simplified Chinese
曹宁宁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Cáo Níngníng
Cao Ningning (Chinese: 曹宁宁, born November 20, 1987[5]) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He won a gold and a silver at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[6][2]
Like many of his teammates, Cao was a polio survivor from Pizhou who attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed him into a star.[7]
^Marshall, Ian (27 August 2017). "Prominent names make intentions clear". ITTF.com. International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^ ab"Cao Ningning - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019.
^"Cao Ningning". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
^"Cao Ningning - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^"CAO Ningning - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^"Ningning Cao". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^Gan Hansheng (14 October 2016). "给梦插上翅膀——记国家残疾人乒乓球队教练衡新". China Internet Information Center (in Chinese). Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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