Sophia Dong

Biography

16-year-old Sophia will be representing New Zealand in Table Tennis at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games. Sophia is a student at MacRobertson Girls High School in Melbourne Australia. Sophia began competing in 2006 and so far her sporting highlight has been winning the Oceania U15 Championships. Sophia’s role model is Deng YaPing and her favourite quote is “Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light”. 

athlete

Fast facts

Sport
Table Tennis
Birth place
China
Born
1997

Olympic Summer Youth GamesNanjing 2014

Table Tennis(Team - Mixed)

  • Performance: 0-2
  • Result: Loss
  • Placed: 25 of 32

Table Tennis(Singles - Women)

  • Placed: 25 of 32