Chiang Yung-Ning

Chiang Yung-Ning (1927 – 16 May 1968, also known as Jiang Yongning), was a Hong Kong international table tennis player who represented China.[1]

Chiang Yung-Ning (Jiang Yongning)
Personal information
Nationality China
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
Bronze medal – third place1956Men's Team
Bronze medal – third place1957Men's Team
Bronze medal – third place1959Men's Team
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chiang.

Table tennis career

He won three bronze medals at the 1956 World Table Tennis Championships, 1957 World Table Tennis Championships and 1959 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) for China.[2]

He was the first National table tennis champion of China in 1952 and in 1953 defeated the defending World Champion Johnny Leach.[3]

Death

Chiang was the victim of harassment and torture during the Cultural Revolution in China. He and fellow table tennis stars Fu Chi Fong and Yong Guotang were accused of being capitalist spies simply because of their Hong Kong origin.[4] Chiang liked to read newspapers in his spare time, which led to accusations by the rebels that he was collecting information for the capitalists and Japanese.[5] After being forced into a confession, he committed suicide on May 16 1968 Chi Fong and Yong Guaotang were also forced into suicide by the same public harassment and torture.[6]

See also

References
  1. "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  3. "The History of Defence Play in Table Tennis Part II" (PDF). The Table Tennis Collector. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  4. Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang: The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions, New York 2013, p. 68
  5. Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang: The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions, New York 2013, p. 68
  6. Fan Hong and Lu Zhouxiang: The Politicisation of Sport in Modern China: Communists and Champions, New York 2013, p. 55
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