最矮的巨人 The smallest giant
The biggest obstacle in Deng Yaping's Table Tennis career was not her opponents, but her height. When she was 9 years old she won a provincial junior championship but was denied a place on the provincial team because she was too short. In 1988, when she was 13 years old, Deng won the national championship, but was refused a spot on the national team because she was too short. The national coaching staff finally gave in and, in 1989, Deng, still only 16 years old, teamed with Qiao Hong to win the doubles title at the world championships. In 1991, by which time she had topped out at 1.49 meters tall, Deng defeated Li Bun-hui of North Korea to win the singles world championship.At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Deng and Qiao won the doubles title. In the final they beat their Chinese teammates, Chen Zihe and Gao Jun 21-13, 14-21, 21-14, 21-19. Two days later, Deng and Qiao faced each other in the singles final. Deng won the first two games easily, 21-6 and 21-8.
Then Qiao caught fire and won the next game 21-15 and was leading game four 19-17, when Deng regained control and won 23-21 to earn her second gold medal. After a slow start, Deng and Qiao won 18-21, 25-23, 22-20, 21-14. Two days later, Deng played the final against Chen Jing, who had won the 1988 Olympic gold medal. Deng won the first two games 21-14 and 21-17. Chen came back to take games three and four 22-20 and 21-17. In the fifth game, Deng broke open a 2-2 tie by scoring nine straight points and Chen was never able to recover. Deng won 21-5 and earned her fourth gold medal.
邓亚萍乒乓球运动生涯的最大障碍不是她的对手，而是她的身高：9岁的时候，她获得了全省少年比赛的冠军，但她被省队拒绝，因为她太矮了；1988年，15岁的她获得了全国比赛的冠军，但仍被国家队拒绝，因为她太矮了。直到1989年，国家队的教练才给她机会，这时，邓亚萍已经16岁了，但这一年，她和乔红搭档，并获得世界锦标赛乒乓球女双的冠军。
1991年，身高只有1.49米的邓亚萍击败朝鲜对手获得世界锦标赛的女子单打冠军。1992年西班牙巴塞罗那夏季奥运会上，邓亚萍和乔红搭档获得双打比赛的金牌。两天后，她们就作为对手在单打半决赛中相遇，最终邓亚萍赢得了个人的第二枚奥运会金牌。1996年美国亚特兰大夏季奥运会，邓亚萍和乔红再次搭档，成功卫冕女子双打冠军。两天后，邓亚萍再次在女子单打决赛中折桂，获得个人的第四枚奥运会金牌
邓亚萍是惟一蝉联奥运会乒乓球金牌的运动员，也是惟一一位获得４枚金牌的乒乓球运动员。１９９７年退役后，邓亚萍到大学学习，并在２００２年进入在国际奥委会工作。目前邓亚萍在北京奥运会组织委员会工作。
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