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{{Infobox table tennis player|
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{{MedalSilver | [[1995 Pan American Games|1995 Mar del Plata]] |[[Table tennis at the Pan American Games#Team|Team]]}}
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{{MedalSilver | [[2003 Pan American Games|2003 Santo Domingo]] |[[Table tennis at the Pan American Games#Doubles|Doubles]]}}
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'''Shui-Ling "Lily" Yip'''<ref>[http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/USATT/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/Lily-Yip USA Table Tennis Hall of Famer Profile: Lily Yip]</ref> is a Chinese-born American [[table tennis]] player and coach.
'''Shui-Ling "Lily" Yip''' (born August 22, 1963)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150405012404/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/History/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/Lily-Yip USA Table Tennis Hall of Famer Profile: Lily Yip]</ref> is a Chinese-born American [[table tennis]] player and coach.


Yip began playing table tennis in [[Guangzhou]] at the age of 7 and went on to become a member of the Guangdong provincial team at age 15.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|date=February 24, 2008|url=http://blog.nj.com/iamnj/2008/02/lilly_yip.html|title=Lily Yip, Pingpong Powerhouse|accessdate = January 15, 2014}}</ref> She moved to the USA in 1987 and obtained American citizenship in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/USATT/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/Lily-Yip|title=USATT Hall of Fame Profile|accessdate = January 15, 2014}}</ref> She competed in women's singles and doubles at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/lily-hugh-yip-1.html|title=Sports-Reference|accessdate = January 15, 2014}}</ref>
Yip began playing table tennis in [[Guangzhou]] at the age of 7 and went on to become a member of the Guangdong provincial team at age 15.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Star-Ledger |date=February 24, 2008 |url=http://blog.nj.com/iamnj/2008/02/lilly_yip.html |title=Lily Yip, Pingpong Powerhouse |accessdate=January 15, 2014}}</ref> She moved to the US in 1987 and obtained American citizenship in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/USATT/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/Lily-Yip |title=USATT Hall of Fame Profile |accessdate=January 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223112444/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/USATT/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/Lily-Yip |archivedate=December 23, 2013 }}</ref> She studied computer science at [[Middlesex County College]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/145922955/ "Yip (continued)"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', February 2, 1993. Accessed April 4, 2017. "In the rest of her time, she's enrolled at Middlesex County College, studying computer science."</ref>
Between 1991 and 2003, Yip participated in 3 [[Table tennis at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]], winning 2 gold and 4 silver medals. She also played in 9 World Championships and 3 World Team Cups.


She competed in women's singles and doubles at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/lily-hugh-yip-1.html |title=Sports-Reference |accessdate=January 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514033827/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hu/lily-hugh-yip-1.html |archive-date=May 14, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
At the US National Championships, Yip was the runner-up in women's singles 4 times and won the [[USA Table Tennis Champions|women's doubles]] title 4 consecutive times (1992-1995). In 2005, Yip and son [[Adam Hugh]] became national champions in [[USA Table Tennis Champions|mixed doubles]]. In 2006, Yip and daughter Judy Hugh won the [[USA Table Tennis Champions|women's doubles]] title at the US Open.<ref>Shust, Joseph [http://newjerseyhills.com/echoes-sentinel/news/former-two-time-olympian-from-warren-township-an-advocate-for/article_53da5716-3d7f-11e2-8300-001a4bcf887a.html "Former two-time Olympian from Warren Township an advocate for ping pong in America"], ''Echoes-Sentinel'', December 3, 2012. Accessed January 17, 2014</ref>
Between 1991 and 2003, Yip participated in three [[Table tennis at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]], winning two gold and four silver medals. She also played in nine World Championships and three World Team Cups.


At the US National Championships, Yip was the runner-up in women's singles four times and won the [[USA Table Tennis Champions|women's doubles]] title four consecutive times (1992–1995). In 2005, Yip and her son [[Adam Hugh]] became national champions in [[USA Table Tennis Champions|mixed doubles]]. In 2006, Yip and her daughter Judy Hugh won the [[USA Table Tennis Champions|women's doubles]] title at the US Open.<ref>Shust, Joseph [http://newjerseyhills.com/echoes-sentinel/news/former-two-time-olympian-from-warren-township-an-advocate-for/article_53da5716-3d7f-11e2-8300-001a4bcf887a.html "Former two-time Olympian from Warren Township an advocate for ping pong in America"], ''Echoes-Sentinel'', December 3, 2012. Accessed January 17, 2014</ref>
In 2004, Yip was inducted into the [[USA Table Tennis]] Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/USATT/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/Lily-Yip|title=USATT Hall of Fame Profile|accessdate = January 15, 2014}}</ref> She was named [[USATT]] National Coach of the Year in 2004, 2010 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/Coaching/Coach-of-the-Year-Program|title=USATT Coach of the Year Program|accessdate = January 15, 2014}}</ref>

Yip resides in [[Warren Township, New Jersey]] and is the director of the Lily Yip Table Tennis Center in [[Dunellen, New Jersey]], one of 7 "National Centers of Excellence" recognized by USA Table Tennis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/Clubs/National-Centers-of-Excellence/Lily-Yip-TTC|title=National Centers of Excellence|accessdate = January 15, 2014}}</ref>
In 2004, Yip was inducted into the [[USA Table Tennis]] Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/USATT/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/Lily-Yip |title=USATT Hall of Fame Profile |accessdate=January 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223112444/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/USATT/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/Lily-Yip |archivedate=December 23, 2013 }}</ref> She was named [[USATT]] National Coach of the Year in 2004, 2010 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/Coaching/Coach-of-the-Year-Program |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622055118/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/Coaching/Coach-of-the-Year-Program |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |title=USATT Coach of the Year Program |accessdate=January 15, 2014}}</ref>
Yip resides in [[Warren Township, New Jersey]] and is the director of the Lily Yip Table Tennis Center in [[Dunellen, New Jersey]], one of 7 "National Centers of Excellence" recognized by USA Table Tennis.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/Clubs/National-Centers-of-Excellence/Lily-Yip-TTC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116111911/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/Clubs/National-Centers-of-Excellence/Lily-Yip-TTC |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |title=National Centers of Excellence |accessdate=January 15, 2014}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 10:33, 1 September 2024

Lily Yip
Full nameShui-Ling Yip
Nationality United States
Born (1963-08-22) August 22, 1963 (age 61)
Guangzhou
Table tennis career
Playing styleChinese penhold, short pips out
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Havana Team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana Singles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Singles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Doubles
Shui-Ling Yip
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYè Ruìlíng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationYip6 Seui6 Ling4
JyutpingJip6 Seoi6 Ling4

Shui-Ling "Lily" Yip (born August 22, 1963)[1] is a Chinese-born American table tennis player and coach.

Yip began playing table tennis in Guangzhou at the age of 7 and went on to become a member of the Guangdong provincial team at age 15.[2] She moved to the US in 1987 and obtained American citizenship in 1991.[3] She studied computer science at Middlesex County College.[4]

She competed in women's singles and doubles at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics.[5] Between 1991 and 2003, Yip participated in three Pan American Games, winning two gold and four silver medals. She also played in nine World Championships and three World Team Cups.

At the US National Championships, Yip was the runner-up in women's singles four times and won the women's doubles title four consecutive times (1992–1995). In 2005, Yip and her son Adam Hugh became national champions in mixed doubles. In 2006, Yip and her daughter Judy Hugh won the women's doubles title at the US Open.[6]

In 2004, Yip was inducted into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame.[7] She was named USATT National Coach of the Year in 2004, 2010 and 2013.[8] Yip resides in Warren Township, New Jersey and is the director of the Lily Yip Table Tennis Center in Dunellen, New Jersey, one of 7 "National Centers of Excellence" recognized by USA Table Tennis.[9]

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References

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  1. ^ USA Table Tennis Hall of Famer Profile: Lily Yip
  2. ^ "Lily Yip, Pingpong Powerhouse". The Star-Ledger. February 24, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "USATT Hall of Fame Profile". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  4. ^ "Yip (continued)", Asbury Park Press, February 2, 1993. Accessed April 4, 2017. "In the rest of her time, she's enrolled at Middlesex County College, studying computer science."
  5. ^ "Sports-Reference". Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  6. ^ Shust, Joseph "Former two-time Olympian from Warren Township an advocate for ping pong in America", Echoes-Sentinel, December 3, 2012. Accessed January 17, 2014
  7. ^ "USATT Hall of Fame Profile". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  8. ^ "USATT Coach of the Year Program". Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  9. ^ "National Centers of Excellence". Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.