Cheng I-ching (Chinese: 鄭怡靜; pinyin: Zhèng Yíjìng; born 15 February 1992) is a Taiwanese table tennis player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Li Xiaoxia, and as part of the Chinese Taipei team in the women's team event.[5][6] Cheng helped Chinese Taipei woman's team win bronze at the World Team Championships and became the first Taiwanese-born medalist at the Woman's World Cup in 2016.

Cheng I-ching
Personal information
NationalityRepublic of China
Born (1992-02-15) 15 February 1992 (age 32)
Tainan, Taiwan[1]
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Highest ranking5 (February 2017)[3]
Current ranking10 (October 2024)[4]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Chinese Taipei
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Mixed doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Düsseldorf Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Houston Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Chengdu Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2016 Philadelphia Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Markham Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Chengdu Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tokyo Team

Cheng represented Taiwan in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the mixed doubles event alongside Lin Yun-ju, in which they won the bronze medal.[7] She is currently also a master's degree student in the Department of Physical Education of Fu Jen Catholic University.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Cheng I-Ching". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Cheng I-Ching". tleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ^ "ITTF World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  4. ^ "ITTF World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  5. ^ "I-Ching Cheng". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Women's Singles – Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Tokyo 2020 olympics table tennis mixed doubles bronze medal match results". olympics.com. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  8. ^ "「黃金混雙」鄭怡靜、林昀儒拿下2020東京奧運桌球混雙銅牌". www.fju.edu.tw (in Chinese). 28 July 2021.
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