Gu Gai

Gu Gai
Gu at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1989-05-16) May 16, 1989
Pizhou, Jiangsu, China
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight42 kg (93 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class5
Highest ranking1 (July 2011)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  China
Paralympic Games
2008 BeijingTeams C4–5
2012 LondonTeams C4–5
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeams C4–5
2008 BeijingSingles C5
2012 LondonSingles C5
2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C5
World Championships
2006 MontreuxTeams C5
2010 GwangjuSingles C5
2010 GwangjuTeams C5
2006 MontreuxOpen singles standing
2010 GwangjuOpen singles wheelchair
Asian Para Games
2010 GuangzhouSingles C5
2010 GuangzhouTeams C4–5
Asian Championships
2005 Kuala LumpurTeams C5
2005 Kuala LumpurOpen singles standing
2007 SeoulTeams C4–5
2007 SeoulOpen singles wheelchair
2009 AmmanTeams C4–5
2011 Hong KongTeams C4–5
2015 AmmanTeams C4–5
2005 Kuala LumpurSingles C5
2009 AmmanSingles C5
2009 AmmanOpen singles wheelchair
2011 Hong KongSingles C5
2015 AmmanSingles C5
2007 SeoulSingles C5
FESPIC Championships
2003 ShanghaiSingles C4–5
Gu Gai
Traditional Chinese顧改
Simplified Chinese顾改
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGù Gǎi

Gu Gai (Chinese: 顾改, born 16 May 1989) is a former Chinese para table tennis player who was a triple Paralympic champion in team events, a double World champion in teams events and a four-time Asian champion in both team events. Gu won team event titles along with Zhang Bian and Zhou Ying.

Like many of her teammates, Gu was a polio victim from Pizhou who attended New Hope Center as a child. That's where coach Heng Xin developed her into a star.

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