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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Calgary, AB, CAN |
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| Club / Team | Calgary Winter Club: Canada |
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| Higher education | Biology - University of Calgary: Canada |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Spending time with family and friends, reading, listening to music, holidaying in Thailand, watching Asian movies. (badminton.ca, 17 Mar 2012; vancourier.com, 29 May 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | She started the sport for fun, but took it more seriously after she moved to Canada. |
General Interest | |
| Ambitions | To become one of the top 16 players in the world. (badminton.ca, 17 Mar 2012) |
| Awards and honours | She won Badminton Canada's Most Valuable Player Award in 2007, 2009 and 2012. (vancourier.com, 29 May 2012) |
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| Name of coach | Kim Dong-Moon |
| Training Regime | She trains up to six hours a day. |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She took up the sport at age 10 at Shichahai Sports School in Beijing, China. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2009 |
| Competing for | Canada |
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| Occupation | Athlete, Student |
| Languages | English, Mandarin |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | G.G., G-squared (olympic.ca, 20 May 2012) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall." - Confucious. (vancourier.com, 29 May 2012) |
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| Coach from which country? | Korea |
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| Other information | FROM CHINA TO CANADA Her family moved from China to Canada when she was 14 years old. (torontosun.com, 17 Oct 2011) STUDY BREAK She has put her university studies on hold for two years so that she could focus on qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (news.xinhuanet.com, 20 May 2012) |