Jian Fang Lay

{{short description|Australian table tennis player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2012}}

{{Infobox table tennis player

| name = Jian Fang Lay

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| fullname = Jian Fang Lay-Hong

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| nationality = {{AUS}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|3|6}}

| birth_place = Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

| height = 1.63 m

| weight = 58 kg

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{{MedalSport | Women's table tennis}}

{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 2002 Manchester | Mixed doubles}}

{{MedalSilver | 2002 Manchester | Team}}

{{MedalSilver | 2006 Melbourne | Team}}

{{MedalSilver | 2014 Glasgow | Mixed doubles}}

{{MedalSilver | 2022 Birmingham | Doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2002 Manchester | Doubles}}

{{MedalBronze | 2006 Melbourne | Doubles}}

{{MedalBronze | 2014 Glasgow | Team}}

{{MedalBronze | 2022 Birmingham | Team}}

{{MedalCompetition | Oceania Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 2000 Koumac | Team}}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Suva | Singles}}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Suva | Doubles}}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Suva | Team}}

{{MedalGold | 2004 Whangarei | Team}}

{{MedalGold | 2010 Auckland | Doubles}}

{{MedalGold | 2010 Auckland | Team}}

{{MedalSilver | 2000 Koumac | Singles}}

{{MedalSilver | 2000 Koumac | Doubles}}

{{MedalSilver | 2002 Suva | Mixed Doubles}}

{{MedalSilver | 2004 Whangarei | Singles}}

{{MedalSilver | 2004 Whangarei | Doubles}}

{{MedalSilver | 2004 Whangarei | Mixed doubles}}

{{MedalBronze | 2000 Koumac | Mixed doubles}}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Auckland | Singles}}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Auckland | Mixed doubles}}

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Jian Fang Lay-Hong ({{lang-zh|c=洪剑芳|p=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.{{cite web |url=http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=4022 |title=LAY-HONG Jian Fang (AUS) |work=ITTF Database |publisher=International Table Tennis Federation}}

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Lay-Hong became the first Australian woman to compete at 6 Olympic games.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-24|title=Australia's Jian Fang Lay is one of the best reasons to love the Tokyo Olympics|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-25/jian-fang-lay-olympic-games-australia-table-tennis/100313096|access-date=2021-07-26|website=www.abc.net.au|language=en-AU}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |access-date=2022-03-14 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/miao-miao-and-jian-fang-lay-combine-for-silver-in-womens-doubles/news-story/b45947ab1847fc42a1b393c431f58f4e|title=Silver for table tennis duo|date=2014-08-02|website=heraldsun.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-07-19}}

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.