Lin_Yen-hung

Lin Yen-hung

Lin Yen-hung

Taiwanese para table tennis player

Lin Yen-hung (Chinese: 林晏弘, born 5 March 1958[5][6]) is a Taiwanese para table tennis player. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, and another silver at the 2016 Summer Paralympics at age 58.

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Lin.

He contracted polio when he was a child.[7] He began playing table tennis in 1975.[3]

References

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    Su Jia-hsiang (7 September 2004). "帕運點將》男桌臥虎藏龍 金有望". Min Sheng Bao (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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    "Lin Yen-Hung - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. 10 December 2019.
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    "Lin Yen Hung". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[dead link]
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    "Lin Yen-Hung - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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    "Lin Yen-Hung - 2016 Summer Paralympics". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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    "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
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    "帕運／奪下這一銀 林晏弘、程銘志：人生肯定". United Daily News (in Chinese). 21 September 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2019.


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