Person in history
Sun Yingsha
Sun Yingsha, Chinese table tennis player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 2000 · November 4
- Age this year
- 26No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 26th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Sun Yingsha, Chinese table tennis player
Early life
Sun Yingsha was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. She began playing table tennis as a child and joined China's national training system.
Path and career
Sun Yingsha won the World Table Tennis Championships women's singles title in 2019 at age 18, becoming one of the youngest world champions. She has also won multiple medals at the World Championships in doubles and team events.
She competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (held in 2021), winning gold in the team event and silver in mixed doubles. Sun Yingsha has been ranked among the world's top table tennis players since her late teens.
Why this date
Sun Yingsha appears on our November 4 calendar for 2000 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 2000.
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Sources
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“Sun Yingsha”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/sun-yingsha, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Sun Yingsha
When was Sun Yingsha born?
November 4 2000.
How old would Sun Yingsha be today?
26 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on November 4?
Eric Paschall, Achraf Hakimi, Jean-Luc Bilodeau and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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