The Chinese table tennis team is the absolute king, and despite the countless challengers, the national table tennis team has always been able to defend the throne. Especially the women's team, several big devils were born, from Deng Yaping to Wang Nan, and then to Zhang Yining and Li Xiaoxia, all of whom were powerful and dominated the field at their peak. However, before Deng Yaping, there was another Olympic champion, and she was Chen Jing. At that time, she also left the national team due to the handicap turmoil, and later married a wealthy businessman, and now she is a professor at the age of 55, with an outstanding temperament.
Chen Jing was born in Hubei, and she has been interested in table tennis since she was a child. When he was 11 years old, he won the championship of the junior group in the competition of Wuhan Children's Palace, so he was favored by the coach and embarked on the road of professionalism. Chen Jing is relatively tall, has solid basic skills, excellent explosiveness, and when she was 18 years old, Chen Jing was invincible in the national championships. It was also at that time that Chen Jing was selected for the national team, and after 2 years of training, she finally stood on the stage of the Olympic Games.
In the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the Chinese team was at a low point, and after only winning 5 gold medals, Chen Jing won a hard-won one. At that time, Chen Jing was the No. 3 singles player in women's table tennis, and she performed steadily all the way, defeating strong opponents in a row and breaking into the women's singles finals. The opponent was Li Huifen, and the coach at that time asked the young Chen Jing to concede the ball. However, Chen Jing did not speak, and in the final, she defeated Li Huifen 3-2 with her strong strength and successfully won the women's singles gold medal. In the doubles event, Chen Jing also partnered with Jiao Zhimin and won a silver medal.
Chen Jing became the first Olympic champion of the Chinese table tennis team, but after that, Chen Jing was also snubbed by the national team, coupled with the rise of Deng Yaping, Chen Jing had few opportunities, so he chose to retire bravely at the age of 22. After that, she went to Taiwan to develop, and won the women's singles runner-up at the World Championships in '93. At the Atlanta Olympics in 96, Chen Jing also made great progress all the way to the finals, and finally lost to the big demon Deng Yaping and won an Olympic silver medal.
Until 2000, Chen Jing was still competing in the Olympic Games, but when she met Wang Nan in the semifinals, she failed to break through, and finally won a bronze medal. After that, Chen Jing faded out of the ring. won 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze in her Olympic career, and lost to the big devil twice on behalf of Taiwan, which shows how strong Chen Jing is.
After that, Chen Jing settled in Guangzhou and pursued a PhD at South China Normal University. In 06, Chen Jing married a wealthy businessman, but they lived a low-key life and did not disclose much information about their husband. Since then, Chen Jing has also been hired as an associate professor at the School of Sports Science of South China Normal University, and is the first Olympic champion to receive the title of deputy senior officer. She has also stayed at South China Normal University to teach, and now she is a professor.
Although she is over 55 years old, her temperament is still outstanding and she looks very beautiful. In addition to the school's career, Chen Jing often participates in table tennis-related activities and has also been invited to help the Chinese table tennis team. In terms of personal life, Chen Jing and her husband have 2 sons, and now Chen Jing is also very low-key, living a simple and happy life as a civil servant.