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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>[https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Table-Tennis/History/Hall-of-Fame/Profiles/Lily-Yip USA Table Tennis Hall of Famer Profile: Lily Yip] |
'''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. |
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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 | |
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> |
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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}}</ref> |
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> |
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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. |
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. |
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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 ( |
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> |
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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 | |
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> |
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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> |
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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Lily Yip | |
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Full name | Shui-Ling Yip |
Nationality | United States |
Born | Guangzhou | August 22, 1963
Table tennis career | |
Playing style | Chinese penhold, short pips out |
Medal record |
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Traditional Chinese | 葉瑞玲 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 叶瑞玲 | ||||||||||||
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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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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ USA Table Tennis Hall of Famer Profile: Lily Yip
- ^ "Lily Yip, Pingpong Powerhouse". The Star-Ledger. February 24, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ "USATT Hall of Fame Profile". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ "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."
- ^ "Sports-Reference". Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ 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
- ^ "USATT Hall of Fame Profile". Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ "USATT Coach of the Year Program". Archived from the original on June 22, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ "National Centers of Excellence". Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- 1963 births
- Living people
- American female table tennis players
- Table tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic table tennis players for the United States
- Naturalised table tennis players
- Table tennis players from Guangzhou
- American sportswomen of Chinese descent
- People from Warren Township, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Somerset County, New Jersey
- Middlesex County College alumni
- Table tennis players at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Table tennis players at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Table tennis players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in table tennis
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in table tennis
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- North American table tennis biography stubs
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