Amy Feng

Amy Feng played singles for the USA at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She won two medals at the 1999 Pan American Games, a gold in the team event and a bronze in singles. Feng was born in China and placed second at the Chinese Nationals in 1986, and was Tianjin Champion in 1985-89, but left for the United States in 1990, after she felt she was not receiving the opportunities she deserved. Feng tried to play at the 1995 Worlds for the USA but the Chinese table tennis authorities opposed it because she had played for China at the 1985 Polish Open, when she was 16-years-old.

Feng married Xiao-Lei “Charlie” Hu and in 2000 she and Charlie moved to Hong Kong. In 2003 they moved to Hangzhou, China, but they soon divorced. In 2007 Feng re-married to Yanjun “Jack” Shi and they returned to the US, living in Maryland. Feng began coaching at Richard Lee’s Joola Club and soon took over ownership of the club. She has also worked as a licensed cosmetologist.