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ld know that a star was born. Dengs rapid rise to the top of the table tennis world drew worldwide attention, including the eye of Juan Antonio Samaranch, the president of International Olympic Committee who watched her progress with interest. He promised to attend the award ceremony if she won at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. She made it, and Mr. Samaranch kept his word. 1994 saw a rare setback in her career when she lost the singles gold medal to Japans Koyama Chire at the 12th Asian Games. Despite this setback, she soon recovered her form and won 3 events at the 1995 World Table Tennis Championship and 2 golds in the Atlanta Olympics. Once again, Mr. Samaranch watched her to collect her medals. She once again rewrote the record books when she became the first table tennis player in history to clinch both the womens singles and doubles golds at 2 consecutive Olympic Games. Deng Yaping retired in 1997 after winning that years singles and doubles world titles. In just 8 years, sh