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Born | San Jose, California, U.S. | July 9, 2004||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rachel Sung ( Chinese: 宋家瑜, born July 9, 2004) is an American table tennis player who will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Sung is the daughter of Michael Sung and Tzuying Li, who met while at a table tennis tournament in college in Taiwan. [1] Sung started playing table tennis at age seven. She has an older sister, Trinity, and a twin sister, Joanna, who is also a table tennis player. [2] [3]
Sung attends the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is majoring in cognitive science, specializing in computer programming, with a minor in film, television and media. [4] She was roommates with her doubles teammate and longtime friend Amy Wang. [5]
In November 2021 she competed at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships in the doubles event with her twin sister Joanna. [6] In December 2021 she competed at the 2021 ITTF World Youth Championships and won silver medals in the doubles and team events. [7] She then competed at the 2022 Pan American Table Tennis Championships and won a gold medal in the doubles event, and a silver medal in the team event. [8] [9]
In November 2023 she competed at the 2023 Pan American Games and won gold medals in the doubles and team events. [10] [11]
In March 2024, Sung was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [12] [13]
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Rachel Sung ( Chinese: 宋家瑜, born July 9, 2004) is an American table tennis player who will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Sung is the daughter of Michael Sung and Tzuying Li, who met while at a table tennis tournament in college in Taiwan. [1] Sung started playing table tennis at age seven. She has an older sister, Trinity, and a twin sister, Joanna, who is also a table tennis player. [2] [3]
Sung attends the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is majoring in cognitive science, specializing in computer programming, with a minor in film, television and media. [4] She was roommates with her doubles teammate and longtime friend Amy Wang. [5]
In November 2021 she competed at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships in the doubles event with her twin sister Joanna. [6] In December 2021 she competed at the 2021 ITTF World Youth Championships and won silver medals in the doubles and team events. [7] She then competed at the 2022 Pan American Table Tennis Championships and won a gold medal in the doubles event, and a silver medal in the team event. [8] [9]
In November 2023 she competed at the 2023 Pan American Games and won gold medals in the doubles and team events. [10] [11]
In March 2024, Sung was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [12] [13]