Zhu Chengzhu

Zhu Chengzhu
Born	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 28) Houyangzhu, Tiantai County, Zhejiang,[1][2] China
Table tennis career
Playing style	Right-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking	45 (18 April 2024)
Medal record Women's table tennis Representing  Hong Kong World Championships 2024 Busan Team Asian Championships 2023 Pyeongchang Team 2024 Astana Team

Zhu Chengzhu (Chinese: 朱成竹; born 15 January 1997), also known as Zenobia Zhu,[3] is a Hong Kong table tennis player.[4]

Biography

Zhu was born in Houyangzhu, Tiantai County, Zhejiang.[1][2] Her father Zhu Shike is a retired member of the Tiantai County table tennis team.[1][2] Her father sent her to table tennis class when she 7 or 8 years old. Under her teacher Chu Jianwei. Shed moved to Hong Kong in 2015 and later joined Hong Kong table tennis team.[5]

In May 2021, the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association announced the Hong Kong team's roster for the Tokyo Olympics. Zhu Chengzhu became a backup player and went to Tokyo with the team.[6]

She won a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Championships in women's team event.[7][8] In 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships she got a bronze medal after losing to Japan 3–0.[9]

She also represented Hong Kong in the 2024 Paris Olympics, competing in Table Tennis Women's Singles and Team Events.

References

1. 沈梦雪 (2016-03-30). "18岁浙江小将扬名香港乒坛". 浙江体坛报.
2. "天台港胞朱成竹入选中国香港乒乓球队，参加东京奥运会". 浙江省归国华侨联合会. 2021-07-28.
3. "Zhu Chengzhu's Instagram page". Instagram. Retrieved 21 Aug 2024.
4. Marshall, Ian (2018-03-28). "Proud tradition, future for Hong Kong most promising". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
5. 體路 (2021-06-02). "【東京奧運代表介紹．乒乓球】朱成竹". 體路 Sportsroad (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
6. "【東京奧運】香港乒乓球隊公布名單 黃鎮廷杜凱琹領軍戰奧運". 星島頭條 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
7. "Zhu targets spot on Olympics team after starring role at World Championships". South China Morning Post. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
8. "Japan win women's team event at Asian Table Tennis Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
9. "Hong Kong beat Taiwanese to reach semi-finals at team table tennis worlds". South China Morning Post. 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-04-18.

External links

• Zhu Chengzhu on Instagram