Guo Yan

{{short description|Chinese table tennis player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox table tennis player

| name = Guo Yan

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| fullname = Guo Yan

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| nationality = {{CHN}}

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| playingstyle= Right-handed, shakehand grip

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| hrank= 1 (Oct 2010 – Jan 2011)

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|06|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Beijing, China

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| height = 1.72 m

| weight = 62 kg

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{{MedalSport | Women's table tennis}}

{{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 2012 Dortmund | Team}}

{{MedalGold| 2008 Guangzhou | Team}}

{{MedalGold| 2006 Bremen | Team}}

{{MedalSilver| 2011 Rotterdam | Doubles}}

{{MedalSilver| 2010 Moscow | Team}}

{{MedalSilver| 2009 Yokohama | Doubles}}

{{MedalSilver| 2005 Shanghai | Singles}}

{{MedalBronze| 2005 Shanghai | Doubles}}

{{MedalBronze| 2007 Zagreb | Singles}}

{{MedalBronze| 2005 Shanghai | Mixed Doubles}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}

{{MedalGold| 2010 Kuala Lumpur | Singles}}

{{MedalGold| 2006 Urumqi | Singles}}

{{MedalSilver| 2005 Guangzhou | Singles}}

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{{family name hatnote|Guo ({{zh|c=郭}})|lang=Chinese}}

Guo Yan ({{zh|郭焱}}, born 24 June 1982, in Beijing, China) is a Chinese table tennis player.{{cite web |url=http://www.ittf.com/biography/biography_web_details.asp?Player_ID=103319 |title=ITTF players' profiles |publisher=International Table Tennis Federation |access-date=8 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003170109/http://www.ittf.com/biography/biography_web_details.asp?Player_ID=103319 |archive-date=3 October 2012 }} Two-time winner of World Cup in 2006 and 2010. In February 2011, she ranked 2nd in the ITTF world ranking.{{cite web |url=http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/world_ranking_per_name.asp?Player_ID=103319&U18=0&U21=0&Siniors=1& |title=ITTF world ranking |publisher=International Table Tennis Federation |access-date=3 February 2011 |archive-date=12 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110212190245/http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/world_ranking_per_name.asp?Player_ID=103319&U18=0&U21=0&Siniors=1& |url-status=dead }}

Career records

Singles (as of February 3, 2011){{cite web |url=http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=2560 |title=ITTF Statistics |publisher=International Table Tennis Federation |access-date=3 February 2011}}

  • World Championships: runner-up (2005); SF (2007)
  • World Cup: winner (2006, 10); runner-up (2005)
  • Pro Tour winner (4): Croatian, Swedish Open 2001; Korea Open 2003; English Open 2009.
    Runner-up (15): China (Hainan) Open 2001; Polish Open 2002; China (Guangzhou), Japan Open 2003; German Open 2004; Japan Open 2005; Japan Open 2006; Japan, China (Nanjing), Austria, Swedish Open 2007; Qatar, Korea, Singapore Open 2008; English Open 2011
  • Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 7. Record: winner (2008, 09); SF (2001, 02, 03, 07).
  • Asian Championships: SF (2007)
  • Asian Cup: 1st (2005, 2011)

Women's doubles

  • World Championships: runner-up (2009); SF (2005)
  • Pro Tour winner (7): Korea Open 2002; China (Harbin) Open 2005; Slovenian, China (Shenzhen), French Open 2007; Kuwait Open 2010; English Open 2011
    Runner-up (8): Swedish Open 2001; China (Guangzhou), Japan Open 2003; Greek, German Open 2004; Kuwait Open 2007; English, Polish Open 2009
  • Asian Games: SF (2002)

Mixed doubles

  • World Championships: SF (2005)
  • Asian Games: winner (2010)
  • Asian Championships: SF (2003)

Team

  • World Championships: 1st (2006, 08); 2nd (2010)
  • World Team Cup: 1st (2010)
  • Asian Games: 1st (2006, 10); 2nd (2002)
  • Asian Championships: 1st (2003, 2007)

References

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