Zeina Shaban
Zeina Shaban | |
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Nationality | Jordanian |
Born | shakehand grip | 12 May 1988
Equipment(s) | Tibhar |
Highest ranking | 278 (As of December 2008) |
Zeina Shaban (
In 2011, she married Prince Rashid bin Hassan, after which she became known as Princess Zeina Rashid.[2] The couple has two sons.
Table tennis career
Born in
Following her training in China and even in Europe, Shaban achieved an early success in table tennis, when she claimed the title for the under-14 category at the national junior championships. At the age of ten, she made her inaugural international appearance at the U.S. Open Table Tennis Tournament in
In 2003, Shaban became a seasoned veteran, and was named Jordan's athlete of the year.[3] She also became one of the most distinguished and promising athletes to be selected for an Olympic Solidarity Scholarship, which helped improve her chances to qualify for the Olympic games.[4]
At age sixteen, Shaban made her debut for the
At the
Shaban is a member of TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen and 3B Berlin Table Tennis Club in Germany, being coached and trained by Swedish national Anders Johansson.[5]
Personal life
Jordanian royal family |
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Extended royal family |
Shaban is also a management graduate, with a degree major in economics, at the Royal Holloway, University of London.[9] On July 22, 2011, she married Prince Rashid bin Hassan at the Basman Palace in Amman.[citation needed] She has given birth to two sons, Prince Hassan and Prince Talal since her marriage.[10]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zeina Shaban". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Statement from the Royal Hashemite Court". The Royal Hashemite Court. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Young Shaban brings experience to the table". Sportsbeat UK. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ a b Andersson, Mikael (4 April 2003). "In the shadows of the war!". ITTF. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ a b Marshall, Ian. "Young Pretender". ITTF. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (20 October 2010). "Five Rings in Athens and Beijing but Just One for Zeina Shaban in Jordan". ITTF. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- Xinhua. 2 August 2008. Archived from the originalon August 11, 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- NBC Olympics. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls gear up for Beijing". Royal Holloway College. 21 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ "Prince Rashed, Princess Zeina welcome baby boy" Petra News Agency, 2 February 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Zeina Shaban at World Table Tennis
- Zeina Shaban at ittfranking.com at the Wayback Machine (archived August 22, 2009)
- Zeina Shaban at Olympics.com
- Zeina Shaban at Olympic.org (archived)
- Zeina Shaban at Olympedia
- NBC 2008 Olympics profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 August 2012)