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Chen Meng
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Chen Meng interviewed by China News Service in 2024
Personal information
Native name 陈梦
Born (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30)
Qingdao, Shandong, China
Playing style Right-handed, shakehand grip
Equipment(s) Butterfly Viscaria, Forehand rubber DHS Hurricane 3, Backhand rubber DHS Hurricane 8
Highest ranking 1 (January 2018)
Current ranking 4 (23 July 2024)
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 0 0
World Championships 6 3 4
World Cup / Cup Finals 2 1 2
Olympic Games
Gold 2020 Tokyo Team
Gold 2020 Tokyo Singles
Gold 2024 Paris Singles
Gold 2024 Paris Team
World Championships
Gold 2014 Tokyo Team
Gold 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold 2018 Halmstad Team
Gold 2022 Chengdu Team
Gold 2023 Durban Doubles
Gold 2024 Busan Team
Silver 2017 Düsseldorf Doubles
Silver 2019 Budapest Singles
Silver 2023 Durban Singles
Bronze 2013 Paris Doubles
Bronze 2019 Budapest Singles
Bronze 2021 Houston Singles
Bronze 2021 Houston Doubles
World Cup
Gold 2020 Weihai Singles
Gold 2023 Chengdu Mixed team
Bronze 2024 Macao Singles
WTT Cup Finals
Silver 2022 Xinxiang Singles
Bronze 2021 Singapore Singles
Asian Games
Gold 2014 Incheon Doubles
Gold 2014 Incheon Team
Gold 2018 Jakarta Palembang Team
Gold 2022 Hangzhou Team
Silver 2018 Jakarta Palembang Singles
Asian Championships
Gold 2013 Busan Doubles
Gold 2013 Busan Team
Gold 2017 Wuxi Doubles
Gold 2023 Pyeongchang Doubles
Gold 2023 Pyeongchang Team
Silver 2017 Wuxi Singles
Bronze 2013 Busan Singles
East Asian Games
Gold 2013 Tianjin Doubles
Gold 2013 Tianjin Singles
Gold 2013 Tianjin Team
World Junior Championships
Gold 2008 Madrid Team
Gold 2009 Cartagena Doubles
Gold 2009 Cartagena Team
Gold 2011 Manama Mixed doubles
Gold 2011 Manama Doubles
Gold 2011 Manama Singles
Gold 2011 Manama Team
Bronze 2009 Cartagena Singles
Asian Youth Games
Gold 2009 Singapore Singles
Gold 2009 Singapore Mixed Team
Silver 2009 Singapore Mixed Doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold 2009 Jaipur Singles
Gold 2009 Jaipur Team

Chen Meng (Chinese: 陈梦; born 15 January 1994) is a Chinese professional table tennis player and Olympic champion. She joined the provincial team when she was 9 and joined the national team when she was only 13 in 2007. She is the women's singles champion of the ITTF Women's World Cup in 2020, the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and also at the inaugural WTT Singapore Smash. She is also the silver medalist of women's singles in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships and a double gold medalist in the 2020 Summer Olympics. She obtained her second gold medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Career

2020

After competitive table tennis resumed following the pandemic, Chen swept the world cup, ITTF pro tour finals, and 2020 All China National Championships.

2021

In May, Chen was selected to represent China in the women's singles and team event at the Tokyo Olympics. Chen won the first leg of the Chinese Olympic Scrimmage but lost to Wang Manyu in the finals of the second leg. Chen again lost to Wang in a closed-door scrimmage in June.

In an interview in July, Chen revealed that she had been in close contact with Ma Lin and Li Xiaoxia regarding mental preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Chen competed in the women's singles event, winning her semifinals match against Singapore's Yu Mengyu 4–0 and her quarterfinals match against Hong Kong's Doo Hoi Kem 4–2 after trailing 2–0. In the finals match, she defeated compatriot Sun Yingsha 4–2 to win the gold medal. After the match, Chen noted that both she and Sun were both very nervous but played okay, and that Chen's extra experience helped push her over the top. In the women's team event, Chen, along with Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, defeated Japan 3–0 in the finals to win the gold medal, continuing China's undefeated streak in the event.

In August 2021, Chen remarked that the level of play at the China National Games was harder than the Olympics. At the National Games of China in September, Chen placed fourth, but her bronze-medal-match opponent Liu Shiwen remarked that Chen was injured and playing far below her normal level.

On August 3, 2024, Chen Meng won the gold medal in the women's singles table tennis final at the Paris Olympics, defeating Sun Yingsha 4-2. On August 10, she won the women's table tennis team title at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Titles (senior level)

Singles

  • ITTF World Tour Grand Finals – 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • ITTF World Tour (15) – China open 2012, 2013, 2019, Qatar open 2012, 2017, 2020, Swedish open 2013, 2019, Japan open 2015, Australian open 2017, German open 2017, 2020, Austrian open 2018, Korea open 2019, Hungarian open 2019
  • World Cup – 2020
  • Summer Olympics – Gold Medal 2020, Gold Medal 2024
  • WTT Grand Smash – Singapore 2022, Saudi 2024

Doubles

  • ITTF World Tour Grand Finals – 2017 (with Zhu Yuling)
  • ITTF World Tour (13) –
    • with Zhu: Kuwait 2012, China 2012, 2013, 2016, Australian 2017
    • with Liu Shiwen: China 2015, Japan 2019
    • with Mu Zi: Swedish 2015
    • with Wang Manyu: Qatar 2017, Australian 2019, Korea 2019
    • with Ding Ning: Korea 2018, Swedish 2019

Team

  • Summer Olympics Women's Team Gold Medal 2020, Gold Medal 2024
    • with Sun Yingsha:Wang Manyu

Personal life

Chen Meng and actor Huang Xiaoming are second cousins; their paternal grandmothers are sisters. He congratulated her on Weibo right after she won the women's singles title.

See also

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