TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

Zhang Yining

1981 - Today

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Zhang Yining (Chinese: 张怡宁; pinyin: Zhāng Yíníng; born 5 October 1981) is a Chinese table tennis player who retired in 2009. She is considered one of the greatest female players in the sport's history. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Ding Ning, Deng Yaping, Wang Nan, Li Xiaoxia) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Yining has received more than 201,665 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Zhang Yining is the 38th most popular table tennis player (up from 39th in 2019), the 1,065th most popular biography from China (down from 992nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Chinese Table Tennis Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS

Among table tennis players, Zhang Yining ranks 38 out of 107. Before her are Yoo Nam-kyu, Jean-Philippe Gatien, Jiang Jialiang, Erik Lindh, Xu Xin, and Joo Sae-hyuk. After her are Ryu Seung-min, Kim Taek-soo, Jörg Roßkopf, Michael Maze, Fan Zhendong, and Ulf Bengtsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Zhang Yining ranks 292. Before her are Kiera Cass, Hans Lindberg, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Gen Hoshino, Lucy Aharish, and M. Shadows. After her are Clemente Rodríguez, David Anders, Yuki Abe, Fábio Rochemback, Olivier Rochus, and Zar Amir Ebrahimi.

Others Born in 1981

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Yining ranks 1,065 out of 1,610. Before her are Li Tie (1977), Zhu Chen (1976), Xu Xin (1990), Dong Fangzhuo (1985), Tiffany Tang (1983), and Gao Zhisheng (1964). After her are Dylan Wang (1998), Woeser (1966), Wang Xiaoshuai (1966), Xu Jinglei (1974), Xu Kai (1995), and Zhao Lijian (1972).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Li Tie

    Li Tie

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 40.64

    Rank: 1,059

  • Photo of Zhu Chen

    Zhu Chen

    CHESS PLAYER

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 40.64

    Rank: 1,060

  • Photo of Xu Xin

    Xu Xin

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1990 - Present

    HPI: 40.63

    Rank: 1,061

  • Photo of Dong Fangzhuo

    Dong Fangzhuo

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1985 - Present

    HPI: 40.48

    Rank: 1,062

  • Photo of Tiffany Tang

    Tiffany Tang

    ACTOR

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 40.47

    Rank: 1,063

  • Photo of Gao Zhisheng

    Gao Zhisheng

    POLITICIAN

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 40.46

    Rank: 1,064

  • Photo of Zhang Yining

    Zhang Yining

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 40.31

    Rank: 1,065

  • Photo of Dylan Wang

    Dylan Wang

    ACTOR

    1998 - Present

    HPI: 40.22

    Rank: 1,066

  • Photo of Woeser

    Woeser

    WRITER

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 40.14

    Rank: 1,067

  • Photo of Wang Xiaoshuai

    Wang Xiaoshuai

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 39.98

    Rank: 1,068

  • Photo of Xu Jinglei

    Xu Jinglei

    ACTOR

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 39.97

    Rank: 1,069

  • Photo of Xu Kai

    Xu Kai

    ACTOR

    1995 - Present

    HPI: 39.95

    Rank: 1,070

  • Photo of Zhao Lijian

    Zhao Lijian

    DIPLOMAT

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 39.95

    Rank: 1,071

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Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS In China

Among table tennis players born in China, Zhang Yining ranks 11. Before her are Wang Hao (1983), Kong Linghui (1975), Deng Yaping (1973), Zhang Jike (1988), Jiang Jialiang (1964), and Xu Xin (1990). After her are Fan Zhendong (1997), Wei Qingguang (1962), Wang Nan (1978), Wang Tao (1967), Han Ying (1983), and Ma Wenge (1968).

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