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Rachel Sung
Born (2004-07-09) July 9, 2004 (age 20)
San Jose, California, U.S.
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Santiago Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Santiago Team
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu Doubles

Rachel Sung (Chinese: 宋家瑜; born July 9, 2004) is an American table tennis player who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life and education

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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]

Career

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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] During the team event, Sung, Amy Wang and Lily Zhang lost to Germany in the first round.[14]

References

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  1. ^ Sengupta, Somini (June 21, 2012). "An Unlikely Incubator of Olympic Talent". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Hopkins, Steve (September 23, 2019). "Butterfly Buzz: Junior Highlight – Rachel and Joanna Sung". butterflyonline.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Table Tennis at the Pan Am Games". teamusa.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "Rachel Sung". olympics.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "A Sabbatical Of 'Anything Besides Table Tennis' Lifted Amy Wang From Her Lowest Point To The Paris Games". teamusa.com. April 11, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "2021 World Table Tennis Championships – Day 2". butterflyonline.com. November 24, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Hains, Nick (December 8, 2021). "Sung and Wang Impress at ITTF Youth Championships". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  8. ^ Dyke, Joshua (November 9, 2022). "Amy Wang and Rachel Sung Bring Home Gold in Women's Doubles". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  9. ^ Dyke, Joshua (November 2, 2022). "USA Begins 2022 Pan Am Champs Medal Run with a Pair of Team Event Silver". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  10. ^ Wei, Barbara (November 1, 2023). "Amy & Rachel Win Gold at 2023 Pan Am Games". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  11. ^ Wei, Barbara (November 6, 2023). "US Women's Team Earns Gold at Pan Am Games". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  12. ^ Kroichick, Ron (July 23, 2024). "Bay Area makes big imprint on U.S. table tennis team at Paris Olympics". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  13. ^ Miller, Joshua Rhett; Settembre, Jeanette (April 20, 2024). "Meet the New York & New Jersey star athletes going for gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics". New York Post. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  14. ^ "Bay Area pair Zhang, Sung and Team USA fall to Germany in table tennis". nbcbayarea.com. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
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