Jun Gao
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Jun•Gao (-Chang) |
| Used name | Jun•Gao |
| Other names | 高軍 |
| Born | 25 January 1969 in Baoding, Hebei (CHN) |
| Measurements | 168 cm / 73 kg |
| Affiliations | Potimac Table Tennis Club |
| NOC |  People's Republic of China  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Jun Gao was a table tennis player who appeared at four Olympic Games – 1992 for China, and then 2000, 2004, and 2008 for the United States. She won a silver medal in doubles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics alongside Chen Zihe. At the World Championships she won seven medals and two golds medals from 1989-93, all while competing for China. After changing citizenship to the USA, she won six gold medals at the Pan American Games from 1999-2007.
Jun won nine USA singles titles, 11 doubles titles, and eight mixed doubles titles, playing with several partners. After her competitive career ended she became a table tennis coach, opening California Table Tennis Club in Rosemead, California. Jun was inducted into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Table Tennis | CHN |
Jun Gao | |||
| Doubles, Women (Olympic) | Chen Zihe | 2 | Silver | |||
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Table Tennis | USA |
Jun Gao | |||
| Singles, Women (Olympic) | =17 | |||||
| Doubles, Women (Olympic) | Michelle Do | =17 | ||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Table Tennis | USA |
Jun Gao | |||
| Singles, Women (Olympic) | =17 | |||||
| Doubles, Women (Olympic) | Tawny Banh | =17 | ||||
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Table Tennis | USA |
Jun Gao | |||
| Singles, Women (Olympic) | =9 | |||||
| Team, Women (Olympic) | United States | =5 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (6–0–0 1999 Winnipeg TTN gold: singles and team (competed for the United States); 2003 Santo Domingo TTN gold: singles and doubles (competed for the United States); 2007 Rio de Janeiro TTN gold: singles and team (competed for the United States))