Table Tennis | Athlete Profile: Tianwei FENG - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Birth Date:  31 Aug 1986
Place of Birth:  HEILONGJIANG
Country of birth:  CHN
Age:  31
Gender:   Female

Height (cm): 163
Weight (Kg): 55

Events and Medals

Sport	Event	Rank
Table Tennis	Women's Team SGP Singapore	2
	Women's Singles	3
	Women's Doubles SGP FENG Tianwei/YU Mengyu	1

Tianwei FENG - Schedule

Schedule
Time	My Time	Venue	Event	Status
Thu, 5 Apr 9:30	-	Oxenford Studios, TT Table 1	Women's Team Group 1 SGP Singapore 3 MAS Malaysia 0	Finished
Thu, 5 Apr 16:00	-	Oxenford Studios, TT Table 5	Women's Team Group 1 SGP Singapore 3 FIJ Fiji 0	Finished
Fri, 6 Apr 16:00	-	Oxenford Studios, TT Table 2	Women's Team Quarterfinal 1 SGP Singapore 3 GUY Guyana 0	Finished
Sun, 8 Apr 9:30	-	Oxenford Studios, TT Table 1	Women's Team Semifinal 1 SGP Singapore 3 AUS Australia 0	Finished
Sun, 8 Apr 18:30	-	Oxenford Studios, TT Table 1	Women's Team Gold Medal Match SGP Singapore 1 IND India 3	Finished
Thu, 12 Apr 9:30	-	Oxenford Studios, TT Table 3	Women's Doubles Round of 16 SGP FENG Tianwei/YU Mengyu 3 GUY CUMMINGS Natalie/LOWE Trenace 0	Finished
Thu, 12 Apr 12:25	-	Oxenford Studios, TT Table 2	Women's Singles Round of 16 SGP Tianwei FENG 4 AUS Melissa TAPPER 0	Finished
Thu, 12 Apr 17:15	-	Oxenford Studios, TT Table 1	Women's Doubles Quarterfinal 1 SGP FENG Tianwei/YU Mengyu 3 AUS BROMLEY Michelle/TAPPER Melissa 0	Finished
Thu, 12 Apr 19:15	-	Oxenford Studios, TT Table 1	Women's Singles Quarterfinal 1 SGP Tianwei FENG 4 ENG Kelly SIBLEY 0	Finished
Fri, 13 Apr 11:50	-	Oxenford Studios, TT Table 1	Women's Doubles Semifinal 1 SGP FENG Tianwei/YU Mengyu 3 IND MUKHERJEE Sutirtha/SAHASRABUDHE Pooja 0	Finished
Fri, 13 Apr 20:05	-	Oxenford Studios, TT Table 1	Women's Doubles Gold Medal Match SGP FENG Tianwei/YU Mengyu 3 IND BATRA Manika/DAS Mouma 0	Finished
Sat, 14 Apr 10:40	-	Oxenford Studios, TT Table 1	Women's Singles Semifinal 1 SGP Tianwei FENG 3 IND Manika BATRA 4	Finished
Sat, 14 Apr 18:10	-	Oxenford Studios, TT Table 1	Women's Singles Bronze Medal Match SGP Tianwei FENG 4 CAN Mo ZHANG 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights:

Commonwealth Games
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2014	Glasgow, SCO	Women's Singles	1
2014	Glasgow, SCO	Women's Doubles	1
2014	Glasgow, SCO	Mixed Doubles	4
2014	Glasgow, SCO	Women's Team	1
2010	Delhi, IND	Women's Singles	1
2010	Delhi, IND	Women's Doubles	2
2010	Delhi, IND	Mixed Doubles	2
2010	Delhi, IND	Women's Team	2

Olympic Games
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Women's Singles	QF
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Women's Team	4
2012	London, GBR	Women's Singles	3
2012	London, GBR	Women's Team	3
2008	Beijing, CHN	Women's Singles	QF
2008	Beijing, CHN	Women's Team	2

World Championships
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2017	Dusseldorf, GER	Women's Singles	QF
2017	Dusseldorf, GER	Women's Doubles	3
2016	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	Women's Team	5
2015	Suzhou, CHN	Women's Singles	QF
2015	Suzhou, CHN	Women's Doubles	3
2014	Tokyo, JPN	Women's Team	3
2013	Paris, FRA	Women's Singles	QF
2013	Paris, FRA	Women's Doubles	3
2013	Paris, FRA	Mixed Doubles	R32
2011	Rotterdam, NED	Women's Singles	QF
2011	Rotterdam, NED	Women's Doubles	R16
2009	Yokohama, JPN	Women's Singles	QF
2009	Yokohama, JPN	Women's Doubles	QF
2009	Yokohama, JPN	Women's Doubles	R16
2009	Yokohama, JPN	Women's Doubles	R32
2009	Yokohama, JPN	Women's Doubles	R64
2009	Yokohama, JPN	Mixed Doubles	R16

Nickname: Le Le (meaning 'happiness' in Mandarin) (ittf.com, 27 Jul 2012)
Hobbies: Shopping (ITTF YouTube, 5 Jan 2016)
Occupation: Athlete (todayonline.com, 20 Mar 2017)
Education: Sports at Hu Nan University, China
Languages spoken: Mandarin, English
Coach:

PERSONAL: Chen ZHIBIN (GER)

Position style: Right-handed, shakehand grip
Injuries: Heart problems led to myocarditis in her teenage years. At age 17, a serious attack almost brought an end to her playing table tennis. (ITTF YouTube, 5 Jan 2016) Knee injuries after the Incheon 2014 Asian Games and needed six months to recover. (todayonline.com, 25 Apr 2015)
Reason: Started playing table tennis at age five. At 11, she was admitted to a Heilongjiang Sports School in China. (tabletennista.com, 31 Aug 2016)
Ambition: "To achieve as much as I can." (Athlete, 5 Jul 2017)
Memorable: "Winning the women's singles bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics." (Athlete, 5 Jul 2017)
Influence: "My coach, he saw potential in me." (Athlete, 5 Jul 2017)
Ritual: Get excited. (Athlete, 5 Jul 2017)

Additional information:

SOLO
Was dropped from the Singapore national team in October 2016, as the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) were looking to rejuevnate their squad after a "disappointing" Rio 2016 Olympic Games campaign. (channelnewsasia.com, 28 Oct 2016)

HONOUR
Inducted into Singapore's Sports Hall of Fame in May 2015. (todayonline.com, 13 May 2015)

MOVED
Moved from China to Singapore in March 2007 after being scouted by Singapore coach LIU Guodong (CHN), and became a Singaporean citizen in January 2008. (theonlinecitizen.com, 13 Aug 2012; tabletennisphotos.com, 8 Feb 2009; tabletennista.com, May 2016)

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