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| Human Interest | |
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General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning four silver and three bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games. (gc2018.com, 01 Jan 2018) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She used to try and run away after school to avoid her coaching sessions but her father encouraged her to play. |
| Name of coach | John Murphy [national], IRL |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began playing table tennis at age seven. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 1995 |
| Competing for | Australia |
| Location | Finland |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English, Mandarin |
General Interest | |
| Other information | CHINA TO AUSTRALIA Born in People's Republic of China, she moved to Australia in 1994. She competed at her first Australian national championships in 1995. (tabletennis.org.au, 17 Mar 2011) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Family | Husband Jorge, sons Daniel and Nathan |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | A shoulder injury caused her to miss two months of competition in early 2017. (gc2018.com, 01 Jan 2018) In June 2013 she tore a calf muscle which forced her out of the Oceania Cup championships. (bendigoadvertiser.com.au, 28 Jun 2013) |
| Most influential person in career | Her husband, (gc2018.com, 04 Jul 2017) |