Crystal Huang
| Crystal Huang | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United States |
| Residence | San Gabriel, California, U.S. |
| Born | Huang Yaoxi July 6, 1979 Changsha, Hunan, China |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) |
Table tennis career | |
| Playing style | Left-handed, penhold attacker[1][2] |
| Highest ranking | 196 (June 2009)[3] |
| Current ranking | 259 (October 2010)[3] |
Crystal Huang (born Huang Yaoxi,[a] simplified Chinese: 黄姚熹; traditional Chinese: 黃姚熹; pinyin: Huáng Yáoxī; July 6, 1979) is an American table tennis player of Chinese origin.[4]
Background
[edit]Huang earned a spot on the U.S. team for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by placing first over Canada's Zhang Mo in the women's singles from the North American Qualification Tournament in Vancouver.[5] Huang joined with her fellow players Wang Chen and five-time Olympian Gao Jun for the inaugural women's team event. She and her team placed second in the preliminary pool round, receiving a total of five points, two victories over the Netherlands and Nigeria, and a single defeat from the Singaporean trio Wang Yuegu, Li Jiawei, and Feng Tianwei. The U.S. team offered another shot for the bronze medal by defeating Romania in the first play-off, but lost their next match to South Korea, with a unanimous set score of 0–3.[6] In the women's singles, Huang lost the preliminary round match to Congo's Yang Fen, attaining a set score of 2–4.[7][8]
As of October 2010, Huang is ranked no. 196 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[3] She is also left-handed, and uses the penhold grip.[1] Huang currently resides with her family in San Gabriel, California, and obtains a dual citizenship.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Chinese name, the family name is Huang.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ITTF World Player Profile – Crystal Huang". ITTF. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ a b Fimrite, Peter (August 12, 2008). "Getting paddled by a professional pingpong player". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c "ITTF World Ranking – Crystal Huang". ITTF. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Crystal Huang". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (April 6, 2008). "Crystal Huang and Zhang Mo Secure Places in Beijing". ITTF. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ "Women's Team Bronze Play-Off Round 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "Women's Singles Preliminary Round". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "Crystal Huang Loses in First Round, 2–4". Team USA. August 18, 2008. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Crystal Huang at World Table Tennis
- Crystal Huang at USA Table Tennis
- Crystal Huang at Team USA (archive July 10, 2019)
- Crystal Huang at Olympics.com
- Crystal Huang at Olympedia
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile at the Wayback Machine (archived August 23, 2012)
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
- 1979 births
- Living people
- American female table tennis players
- Olympic table tennis players for the United States
- Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Table tennis players from Hunan
- American sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Naturalised table tennis players
- Sportspeople from San Gabriel, California
- Sportspeople from Changsha
- 21st-century American sportswomen