Yoshua Shing
{{short description|Vanuatuan table tennis player}}
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| birth_place = Port Vila, Vanuatu
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{{MedalSport | Men's Table tennis}}
{{MedalCountry | {{VAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Pacific Games}}
{{MedalSilver| 2011 Nouméa | Mixed Doubles }}
{{MedalSilver| 2015 Port Moresby|Singles}}
{{MedalBronze| 2007 Apia | Mixed Doubles }}
{{MedalBronze| 2015 Port Moresby|Team}}
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Yoshua Shing (born 20 June 1993 in Port Vila) is a Vanuatuan table tennis player.{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/shing-yoshua-1124462/|title=Yoshua Shing|publisher=London 2012|access-date=7 September 2012|archive-date=4 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404001238/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/shing-yoshua-1124462/|url-status=dead}} He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's singles, but was defeated in the preliminary round in both competitions.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/athletes/c0a62019-b517-4f72-81a7-bcc094a3b709|title= Yoshua Shing|publisher=BBC News|access-date=7 September 2012}} He was the flagbearer for Vanuatu at the 2016 opening ceremony.{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-opening-ceremony|title=The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony|date=2016-08-16|access-date=2016-08-27}} He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's singles.{{Cite web|title=Table Tennis SHING Yoshua|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n1433976-shing-yoshua.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-09-04|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=13 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813140433/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n1433976-shing-yoshua.htm}}
He competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.{{Cite web|title=Table Tennis {{!}} Athlete Profile: Yoshua SHING – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n6027542-yoshua-shing.htm|access-date=2021-09-04|website=results.gc2018.com}}
In 2020, he participated in Pacific Unite: Saving Lives Together.{{Cite web|date=2020-08-17|title=Leading by example, Vanuatu's Yoshua Shing helps essential workers|url=https://www.ittf.com/2020/08/17/leading-example-vanuatus-yoshua-shing-helps-essential-workers/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=International Table Tennis Federation|language=en-GB}}
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| before = Anolyn Lulu
| title = Flagbearer for {{VAN}}
| years = Rio 2016
| after = Rio Rii
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Category:Vanuatuan male table tennis players
Category:People from Port Vila
Category:Olympic table tennis players for Vanuatu
Category:Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Vanuatu
Category:Table tennis players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Category:Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Pacific Games silver medalists for Vanuatu
Category:Pacific Games bronze medalists for Vanuatu
Category:Pacific Games medalists in table tennis
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