Rachel Sung

Sung is the daughter of Michael Sung and Tzuying Li, who met while at a table tennis tournament in college in Taiwan.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/22/sports/olympics/2012-olympics-us-table-tennis-team-has-diverse-origins.html |title=An Unlikely Incubator of Olympic Talent |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Somini |last=Sengupta |date=June 21, 2012 |access-date=July 29, 2024}} Sung started playing table tennis at age seven. She has an older sister, Trinity, and a twin sister, Joanna, who is also a table tennis player.{{cite web |url=https://butterflyonline.com/butterfly-buzz-junior-highlight-rachel-and-joanna-sung/ |title=Butterfly Buzz: Junior Highlight – Rachel and Joanna Sung|website=butterflyonline.com |first=Steve |last=Hopkins |date=September 23, 2019 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.com/table-tennis-pan-am-games |title=Table Tennis at the Pan Am Games |website=teamusa.com |access-date=July 29, 2024}}

Sung attends the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is majoring in cognitive science, specializing in computer programming, with a minor in film, television and media.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/rachel-sung_1930832 |title=Rachel Sung |website=olympics.com |access-date=July 29, 2024}} She was roommates with her doubles teammate and longtime friend Amy Wang.{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2024/april/11/a-sabbatical-of-anything-besides-table-tennis-lifted-amy-wang-from-her-lowest-point-to-the-paris-games |title=A Sabbatical Of 'Anything Besides Table Tennis' Lifted Amy Wang From Her Lowest Point To The Paris Games |website=teamusa.com |date=April 11, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}

In November 2021, she competed at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships in the doubles event with her twin sister Joanna.{{cite web |url=https://butterflyonline.com/2021-world-table-tennis-championships-day-2-doubles-article/ |title=2021 World Table Tennis Championships – Day 2 |website=butterflyonline.com |date=November 24, 2021 |access-date=July 29, 2024}} In December 2021 she competed at the 2021 ITTF World Youth Championships and won silver medals in the doubles and team events.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatt.org/news/2021/december/08/sung-and-wang-impress-at-ittf-youth-championships |title=Sung and Wang Impress at ITTF Youth Championships |website=ittf.com |first=Nick |last=Hains |date=December 8, 2021 |access-date=July 29, 2024}} She then competed at the 2022 Pan American Table Tennis Championships and won a gold medal in the doubles event, and a silver medal in the team event.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatt.org/news/2022/november/09/amy-wang-and-rachel-sung-bring-home-gold-in-womens-doubles |title=Amy Wang and Rachel Sung Bring Home Gold in Women's Doubles |website=ittf.com |first=Joshua |last=Dyke |date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.usatt.org/news/2022/november/02/usa-begins-2022-pan-am-champs-medal-run-with-a-pair-of-team-event-silver |title=USA Begins 2022 Pan Am Champs Medal Run with a Pair of Team Event Silver |website=ittf.com |first=Joshua |last=Dyke |date=November 2, 2022 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}

In November 2023, she competed at the 2023 Pan American Games and won gold medals in the doubles and team events.{{cite web |url=https://www.usatt.org/news/2023/october/31/amy-rachel-win-gold-at-20-23-pan-am-games |title=Amy & Rachel Win Gold at 2023 Pan Am Games |website=ittf.com |first=Barbara |last=Wei |date=November 1, 2023 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.usatt.org/news/2023/november/06/us-womens-team-earns-gold-at-pan-am-games |title=US Women's Team Earns Gold at Pan Am Games |website=ittf.com |first=Barbara |last=Wei |date=November 6, 2023 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}

In March 2024, Sung was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/olympics/article/bay-area-makes-big-imprint-u-s-table-tennis-team-19590796.php |title=Bay Area makes big imprint on U.S. table tennis team at Paris Olympics |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |first=Ron |last=Kroichick |date=July 23, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://nypost.com/2024/04/20/us-news/meet-the-new-york-amp-new-jersey-star-athletes-going-for-gold-at-the-paris-2024-olympics/ |title=Meet the New York & New Jersey star athletes going for gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics |newspaper=New York Post |first1=Joshua Rhett |last1=Miller |first2=Jeanette |last2=Settembre |date=April 20, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024}} During the team event, Sung, Amy Wang and Lily Zhang lost to Germany in the first round.{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/bay-area-pair-zhang-sung-table-tennis/3616615/ |title=Bay Area pair Zhang, Sung and Team USA fall to Germany in table tennis |website=nbcbayarea.com |date=August 6, 2024 |access-date=August 6, 2024}}

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• {{Olympics.com profile|rachel-sung}}
• [https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/rachel-sung Rachel Sung] at Team USA

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