Yoshua Shing

Yoshua Shing (born 20 June 1993 in Port Vila) is a Vanuatuan table tennis player.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's singles, but was defeated in the preliminary round in both competitions.[2] He was the flagbearer for Vanuatu at the 2016 opening ceremony.[3] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Men's singles.[4]

Yoshua Shing
Personal information
Nationality Vanuatu
Born (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportTable Tennis
Medal record
Men's Table tennis
Representing  Vanuatu
Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Nouméa Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Port MoresbySingles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Apia Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Port MoresbyTeam
Updated on 24 August 2016.

He competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[5]

In 2020, he participated in Pacific Unite: Saving Lives Together.[6]

References
  1. "Yoshua Shing". London 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. "Yoshua Shing". BBC News. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  3. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. "Table Tennis SHING Yoshua". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. "Table Tennis | Athlete Profile: Yoshua SHING – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  6. "Leading by example, Vanuatu's Yoshua Shing helps essential workers". International Table Tennis Federation. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2021.


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