Kou Lei

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Kou Lei
Kou at the Top 16 Antibes, 2017
Personal information
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987 (age 38)
Beijing, China
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportTable tennis
ClubNord
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand[1]
Highest ranking20 (April 2017)[2]
Current ranking54 (December 2020)[2]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Ukraine
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 BakuSingles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2010 OstravaDoubles

Kou Lei (Ukrainian: Коу Лей; born 20 November 1987 in Beijing) is a Ukrainian table tennis player of Chinese origin.[3]

Career

As of April 2017, Kou is ranked no. 20 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] Kou is also right-handed, and uses the offensive, shakehand grip.[1]

Kou represented his adopted nation Ukraine at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's singles. He lost the preliminary round match to Congo's Suraju Saka, with a set score of 1–4.[4] He reached the last sixteen in 2016 Rio Olympics, and round of 64 in 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 2015 European Games.

References

  1. 1 2 "ITTF World Player Profile – Kou Lei". ITTF. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "ITTF World Ranking – Kou Lei". ITTF. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kou Lei". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Men's Singles Preliminary Round". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.