Xia Lian Ni belongs to the record of table tennis as a competitor whose results still define part of the sport.
The record lists Xia Lian Ni as Luxembourgian table tennis player.
Xia Lian Ni was born at Shanghai in 1963. Her recorded nationality is Luxembourg.
By this period sport was fully international, televised and politicised, and an athlete's reach extended far past the field of play.
She competed at table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – women's singles, table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – women's doubles and table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's singles.
Sport records everything, which means a reputation there is harder to inflate than almost anywhere else.
The honours record reads: Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown (2022).
That the career was built from Luxembourg matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.
What survives is the record itself - times, placings and titles that later competitors still measure themselves against.
Achievements
- Officer of the Order of the Oak Crown — 2022
- Competed at table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – women's singles, table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – women's doubles and table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's singles
- Discipline: table tennis
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