Feng Tianwei facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Feng Tianwei PJG
Feng in 2017
Personal information
Native name	冯天薇
Nationality	Singapore
Residence	Singapore
Born	(1986-08-31) 31 August 1986 (age 38) Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Playing style	Right-handed shakehand grip
Equipment(s)	Butterfly Zhang Jike Blade
Highest ranking	2 (April – September 2010, August 2011)
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Medal record Women's Table Tennis Representing  Singapore Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 2 World Championships 1 2 4 World Cup 0 2 7 Asian Games 0 1 2 Asian Championships 0 2 4 Asian Cup 1 1 2 Commonwealth Games 9 3 1 Southeast Asian Games 8 5 1 Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing Team Bronze 2012 London Singles Bronze 2012 London Team World Championships Gold 2010 Moscow Team Silver 2008 Guangzhou Team Silver 2012 Dortmund Team Bronze 2013 Paris Doubles Bronze 2014 Tokyo Team Bronze 2015 Suzhou Doubles Bronze 2017 Düsseldorf Doubles World Cup Silver 2009 Linz Team Silver 2010 Dubai Team Bronze 2008 Kuala Lumpur Singles Bronze 2011 Magdeburg Team Bronze 2013 Guangzhou Team Bronze 2013 Kobe Singles Bronze 2015 Dubai Team Bronze 2016 Philadelphia Singles Bronze 2019 Chengdu Singles ITTF World Tour (Only Champion & Runner-up are listed) Gold 2008 Berlin Team Gold 2008 Warsaw Singles Gold 2009 Seoul Singles Gold 2010 Grand Finals Singles Gold 2011 Incheon Singles Gold 2011 Kobe Singles Gold 2012 Grand Finals Doubles Gold 2014 Subic Bay Singles Gold 2014 Sydney Singles Gold 2014 Yokohama Singles Gold 2016 Otocec Singles Gold 2017 Incheon Singles Silver 2007 Taipei Singles Silver 2008 Yokohama Team Silver 2008 Warsaw Doubles Silver 2010 Seoul Singles Silver 2011 Shenzhen Singles Silver 2012 Santos Singles Silver 2013 Kuwait Singles Silver 2014 Incheon Singles Silver 2014 Yokohama Doubles Silver 2015 De Haan Singles Silver 2015 Warsaw Doubles Asian Games Silver 2010 Guangzhou Team Bronze 2014 Incheon Singles Bronze 2014 Incheon Team Asian Championships Silver 2009 Lucknow Team Silver 2011 Macau Team Bronze 2009 Lucknow Doubles Bronze 2013 Busan Team Bronze 2015 Pattaya Singles Bronze 2019 Yogyakarta Team Asian Cup Gold 2015 Jaipur Singles Silver 2008 Sapporo Singles Bronze 2010 Guangzhou Singles Bronze 2016 Dubai Singles Commonwealth Games Gold 2010 Delhi Singles Gold 2010 Delhi Team Gold 2014 Glasgow Singles Gold 2014 Glasgow Doubles Gold 2014 Glasgow Team Gold 2018 Gold Coast Doubles Gold 2022 Birmingham Singles Gold 2022 Birmingham Doubles Gold 2022 Birmingham Team Silver 2010 Delhi Doubles Silver 2010 Delhi Mixed doubles Silver 2018 Gold Coast Team Bronze 2018 Gold Coast Singles Southeast Asian Games Gold 2009 Vientiane Singles Gold 2009 Vientiane Team Gold 2011 Jakarta-Palembang Singles Gold 2011 Jakarta-Palembang Doubles Gold 2015 Singapore Team Gold 2017 Kuala Lumpur Singles Gold 2017 Kuala Lumpur Doubles Gold 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team Silver 2009 Vientiane Doubles Silver 2009 Vientiane Mixed doubles Silver 2011 Jakarta-Palembang Mixed doubles Silver 2015 Singapore Doubles Silver 2019 Philippines Singles Bronze 2019 Philippines Doubles

Feng Tianwei (born August 31, 1986) is a retired table tennis player from Singapore. She was born in China and moved to Singapore in March 2007 when she was 20 years old. She became a Singapore citizen in January 2008 and started her international table tennis career shortly after.

Feng Tianwei represented Singapore in many major competitions, including four Olympic Games. She is known for winning Singapore's first Olympic medal as an independent nation in table tennis. She also achieved many other medals in World Championships, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games.

Early Life and Training

Feng Tianwei was born in Harbin, China. She is the only child of Feng Qingzhi and Li Chunping. Her parents worked hard to pay for her table tennis training.

Her father passed away in 2002, just weeks before she tried out for China's national B team. Even though she made the team in 2003, she was sad for a long time because she missed her father.

In 2005, Feng left China to play in a professional league in Japan. There, a coach from the Singapore Table Tennis Association noticed her. In March 2007, she was invited to train in Singapore.

Table Tennis Career Highlights

Feng Tianwei started playing for Singapore internationally in June 2007. She quickly became a top player. By August 2007, she was ranked 73rd in the world.

In 2007, she won a silver medal in singles at the ITTF Pro Tour Chinese Taipei Open. She also won a gold medal in the Under-21 Singles at the Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals.

Olympic Games Achievements

Feng Tianwei first represented Singapore at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Her team, with Li Jiawei and Wang Yuegu, won against South Korea in the semifinals. They then played against China in the final and won a silver medal. This was Singapore's first Olympic medal in 48 years and its first as an independent country.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Feng won a bronze medal in women's singles. She beat Kasumi Ishikawa from Japan. This was Singapore's first individual Olympic medal since 1960. Later, she and her teammates Li and Wang won another bronze medal in the women's team event. This was the first time Singapore won two medals at one Olympic Games.

Feng also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She reached the quarterfinals in singles in 2016 and the Round of 16 in 2020. Her team reached the semifinals in 2016 and the quarterfinals in 2020. The 2020 Olympics marked the end of her Olympic table tennis career.

World Championships and Other Major Events

Feng Tianwei has won many medals at World Championships. In 2008, her team won a silver medal at the World Team Championships. In 2010, her team made history by winning the gold medal at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Moscow. They beat China, who had won the title 17 times before!

She also won silver with her team in 2012 and bronze medals in doubles in 2013, 2015, and 2017. Her team also won a bronze in 2014.

In 2015, Feng Tianwei became the Asian Cup Champion for the first time. She beat two top Chinese players, ending China's seven-year winning streak in that tournament.

In 2016, the Singapore Table Tennis Association decided not to renew her contract. However, they said they would still support her for international competitions if she met the requirements. After this, she went on to beat the world number one and Olympic gold medalist Ding Ning in a Chinese league match.

In 2019, she caused a big surprise at the German Open by beating Chen Meng, who was then ranked world number one, in four straight games.

Commonwealth Games Success

Feng Tianwei has been incredibly successful at the Commonwealth Games. She has won nine gold medals, three silver medals, and one bronze medal.

In 2010, she won gold in singles and team events, and silver in doubles and mixed doubles. In 2014, she won three gold medals: in singles, women's doubles, and women's team.

In 2018, she won gold in women's doubles and a bronze in singles. Her team also won silver.

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, she won three more gold medals. She won in the women's team event, women's singles, and women's doubles. In the singles final, she came back from being three sets down to win against her teammate Zeng Jian.

Feng Tianwei was also given the David Dixon Award at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. This award is for athletes who show great performance, dedication, and fair play. She is the first Singaporean to receive this award.

Images for kids

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  Feng Tianwei at the Women's World Cup in 2008.

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  Feng Tianwei at a ceremony welcoming Team Singapore home from the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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  The Corbillon Cup on display during a victory parade in June 2010.