Rachel Sung
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| Born | July 9, 2004 San Jose, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Atlanta Blazers (MLTT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Sung is the daughter of Michael Sung and Tzuying Li, who met at a table tennis tournament while attending college in Taiwan.[1] Sung began playing table tennis at age seven. She has an older sister, Trinity, and a twin sister, Joanna, who also plays table tennis.[2][3]
Sung attends the University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in cognitive science with a specialization in computer programming and a minor in film, television, and media.[4] She was roommates with her doubles teammate Amy Wang.[5]
Career
In November 2021, Sung competed at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships in the doubles event with her sister Joanna.[6] In December 2021, she won silver medals in the doubles and team events at the 2021 ITTF World Youth Championships.[7] She subsequently won a gold medal in doubles and a silver medal in the team event at the 2022 Pan American Table Tennis Championships.[8][9]
At the 2023 Pan American Games, Sung won gold medals in the doubles and team events.[10][11]
In March 2024, Sung was named to the U.S. roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[12][13] In the team event, Sung, Amy Wang, and Lily Zhang were defeated by Germany in the first round.[14]
Major League Table Tennis
Sung joined Major League Table Tennis (MLTT) for its inaugural season after being drafted by the Portland Paddlers.[15] She competed for Portland through the 2024 and 2025 seasons.[16]
In December 2025, the Portland Paddlers traded Sung to the Atlanta Blazers in exchange for Minhyung Jee and a 2026 second-round draft pick.[17] The transaction was the first trade in MLTT history involving a female player.[17]
References
- ^ Sengupta, Somini (June 21, 2012). "An Unlikely Incubator of Olympic Talent". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Steve (September 23, 2019). "Butterfly Buzz: Junior Highlight – Rachel and Joanna Sung". butterflyonline.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Table Tennis at the Pan Am Games". teamusa.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Rachel Sung". olympics.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2021 World Table Tennis Championships – Day 2". butterflyonline.com. November 24, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Hains, Nick (December 8, 2021). "Sung and Wang Impress at ITTF Youth Championships". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Dyke, Joshua (November 9, 2022). "Amy Wang and Rachel Sung Bring Home Gold in Women's Doubles". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wei, Barbara (November 1, 2023). "Amy & Rachel Win Gold at 2023 Pan Am Games". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Wei, Barbara (November 6, 2023). "US Women's Team Earns Gold at Pan Am Games". ittf.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Meet the New York & New Jersey star athletes going for gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics". New York Post. April 20, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "Bay Area pair Zhang, Sung and Team USA fall to Germany in table tennis". nbcbayarea.com. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ "Olympic hopeful Rachel Sung plays for Portland Paddlers in MLTT tourney at Expo Center". Portland Tribune. January 26, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ "Rachel Sung Player Profile". mltt.com. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ a b "Blazers trade Minhyung Jee, draft pick to Paddlers for Rachel Sung". mltt.com. December 22, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2026.