(1973-03-06) 6 March 1973 (age 51) Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
Height
1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight
58 kg (128 lb)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing Australia
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester
Mixed doubles
2002 Manchester
Team
2006 Melbourne
Team
2014 Glasgow
Mixed doubles
2022 Birmingham
Doubles
2002 Manchester
Doubles
2006 Melbourne
Doubles
2014 Glasgow
Team
2022 Birmingham
Team
Oceania Championships
2000 Koumac
Team
2002 Suva
Singles
2002 Suva
Doubles
2002 Suva
Team
2004 Whangarei
Team
2010 Auckland
Doubles
2010 Auckland
Team
2000 Koumac
Singles
2000 Koumac
Doubles
2002 Suva
Mixed Doubles
2004 Whangarei
Singles
2004 Whangarei
Doubles
2004 Whangarei
Mixed doubles
2000 Koumac
Mixed doubles
2010 Auckland
Singles
2010 Auckland
Mixed doubles
Jian Fang Lay-Hong (Chinese: 洪剑芳; pinyin: Hóng Jiànfāng; born 6 March 1973), is a right-handed Chinese-born Australian ladies table tennis player. She plays penhold, with a long pimple rubber at one side for use of attacking, blocking as well as chopping. She is currently number 1 female player in Australia, as well as number 141 in the world.[1]
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Lay-Hong became the first Australian woman to compete at 6 Olympic games. [2] She won her first 3 matches but then lost in Round 3 to Han Ying of Germany 4-0 so did not advance to the round of 16. She also competed with Michelle Bromley and Melissa Tapper in the women's team event but were defeated by Germany 3-0 in the round of 16.[3] Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics details the results in depth.
Born in Wenzhou, China, Lay moved to Melbourne in the early 1990s and eventually became a three-time Victorian champion as well as winning several titles in other Victorian tournaments. She was selected in the Australian national team in 1994 and participated in the Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo Olympic Games. Lay also competed at the 2002, 2006 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, where she took home a total of four silver and three bronze medals.[4]
In June 2008, she returned to the position of number one female tennis table player in Victoria and Australia after staying at the number 3 spot since 2007. She was first qualified for the Beijing Olympics after beating Stephanie Sang at the Oceania Qualifiers at Nouméa, New Caledonia.
^"LAY-HONG Jian Fang (AUS)". ITTF Database. International Table Tennis Federation.
^"Australia's Jian Fang Lay is one of the best reasons to love the Tokyo Olympics". www.abc.net.au. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^"Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^"Silver for table tennis duo". heraldsun.com.au. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
JianFangLay-Hong (Chinese: 洪剑芳; pinyin: Hóng Jiànfāng; born 6 March 1973), is a right-handed Chinese-born Australian ladies table tennis player. She...
women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the second round by JianFangLay, and as part of the Austrian team in the women's team event. In 2021...
medal in the teams competition and a bronze medal in the doubles with JianFangLay. Her parents immigrated to Poland when she was a child, and later to...
2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games JianFangLay captured two Silver and one Bronze medal for Australia. Jiang FangLay also combined with Miao Miao to win...
businessman Richard Chee Quee: cricketer William Cheung: kung Fu practitioner JianFangLay: table tennis player Les Fong: Australian rules footballer Kevin Gordon:...
Paralympics. She qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She competed with JianFangLay and Michelle Bromley in the women's team event but they were defeated...
"Clean Sweep for Australia, Oceania Titles for William Henzell and JianFangLay". ITTF. 2014-04-21. Retrieved 2015-06-02. ITTF Statistics Oceania Table...
his eighth Games in Tokyo Most Olympic Games for Australian women – JianFangLay (table tennis) and Mary Hanna (equestrian) both competing at their sixth...
partnered Feng Tianwei to defeat the Australian duo Jee Minhyung and JianFangLay 3-0 in the finals. At the 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships...
Natalia Partyka of Poland 4-0 in the first round. She also competed with JianFangLay and Melissa Tapper in the women's team event but were defeated by Germany...
women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the first round by JianFangLay. "Maria Dolgikh". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 15...
Games team ever, behind the 473 athletes at the Gold Coast 2018 Games JianFangLay (table tennis) and Rachael Grinham (squash) became the first female...
Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Rank JianFangLay Singles Bye Silva (BRA) W 4–1 Li X (FRA) L 3–4 Did not advance Miao...
Kyle Davis, William Henzell and David Zalcberg. The women's team is LayJianFang, Miao Miao and Stephanie Sang Xu. Men's singles Women's singles Team...
Oceania Table Tennis Championships Continental Men: Chris Yan Women: JianFangLay 15–25 November Rallying //// 2018 Codasur South American Rally Championship...
South Korea, and a single victory over the Australian trio Miao Miao, JianFangLay, and Stephanie Sang Xu. Four years after competing in her first Olympics...
compatriot Zeng Jian 4-3 in an all-Singapore final. She partnered Zeng Jian to defeat the Australian duo Jee Minhyung and JianFangLay 3-0 in the finals...
Australia (Chris Yan & JianFangLay) May 18–19: 2018 ITTF-Oceania Cup in Port Vila Men's singles: Hu Heming Women's singles: JianFangLay Junior and cadet...
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