Yang Qian (table tennis)

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| name = Yang Qian {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|OAM}}

| image = Yang Qian 1 CC.jpg

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| residence = Melbourne, Australia (since 2017)

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|6|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Qingjian County,{{cite web |url=http://www.qjzhf.gov.cn/Item/9226.aspx |title=清涧姑娘杨倩在里约残奥会上斩获两银 |newspaper=Yulin Daily |date=23 September 2016 |language=zh |last=Wang Haiye |access-date=2 February 2020}} Shaanxi, China

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| playingstyle = Right-handed shakehand grip

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| disability_class = 10

| highest_rank = 1 (October 2013){{cite web |url=http://stats.ipttc.org/en/profiles/3759/rankings |title=Yang Qian - ranking history |website=IPTTC.org |publisher=ITTF Para Table Tennis |access-date=1 February 2020}}

| current_rank = 3 (February 2020)

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| height = 163 cm{{cite web |url=http://stats.ipttc.org/profiles/3759 |title=Yang Qian - profile |website=IPTTC.org |publisher=ITTF Para Table Tennis |access-date=1 February 2020}}

| weight = 50 kg{{cite web |url=http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=-1&personid=1036214&WinterGames=0 |title=Yang Qian |website=ipc.infostradasports.com |publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}{{dead link|date=February 2024}}

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| t = 楊倩

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Yang Qian {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|OAM}} ({{zh|c=杨倩|t=楊倩|p=Yáng Qiàn}},

born 17 June 1996{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016/schedule-results/info-live-results/rio-2016/eng/zb/engzb_table-tennis-athlete-profile-n1233745-yang-qian.htm |title=Yang Qian - 2016 Summer Paralympics |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=2 February 2020}}) is a Chinese-Australian table tennis player who has only a right arm. Yang has won eight medals - four gold and four silver at Paralympic Games.{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/qian-yang |title=Qian Yang |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=2 February 2020}} In representing Australia, at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she won a gold and silver medal and at the 2024 Paris Paralympics two gold medals.

Table tennis

Yang's left arm was amputated following an accident when she was eight years old. She first played the sport when she was five years old. Yang moved to Melbourne, Australia in 2017 or later. She also registered with Table Tennis Australia, and competed in the Australian Open during the 2019 ITTF World Tour (with able-bodied athletes), losing her only singles match 1–4 to France's Audrey Zarif.{{cite web |title=Yang Qian |url=https://results.ittf.com/ittf-web-results/html/TTE5007/results.html#/profile/145027 |access-date=1 February 2020 |website=ITTF.com |publisher=International Table Tennis Federation}}

In 2020, Yang represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics where she won the gold medal in the Women's Singles C10 and the silver medal in the Women's Team C9-10 .{{Cite web |title=Para-Table Tennis Squad's Tokyo Build-Up A 'Brilliant Example Of Teamwork' |url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/07/para-table-tennis-squads-tokyo-build-up-a-brilliant-example-of-teamwork/ |website=Paralympic.org.au |publisher=Paralympics Australia |access-date=2021-08-23 |language=en-AU}}

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, she won the gold medal in the Women's singles C6–10.{{Cite web |title=2022 Commonwealth Games Results |url=https://commonwealthgames.com.au/games/ |access-date=15 August 2022 |website=Commonwealth Games Australia|date=16 June 2020 }}

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she won two gold medals - Women's Singles 10 and Women's Doubles 20 with Lei Lina.

Recognition

2022 - Member of the Australian Table Table Tennis Team (Class 9–10) that was awarded 2020 Paralympics Australia Team of the Year.{{Cite web |date=9 June 2022 |title=De Rozario And Tudhope Earn Top Honours at Paralympics Australia Awards |url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/06/de-rozario-and-tudhope-earn-top-honours-at-paralympics-australia-awards/ |access-date=10 June 2022 |website=Paralympics Australia}}
2022 – Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 {{Cite web|title=Australia Day 2022 Honours List|url=https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-01/ad22_gazette_-_o_of_a.pdf|access-date=26 January 2022|website=Governor-General of Australia}}
2024 - Victorian Institute of Sport Para Athlete of The Year with Emily Petricola