Ying Gu was born in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. She is a national table tennis player in China. She graduated from Shenyang Sport University in June 2002 with a bachelor's degree in education in sports training. She graduated from Liaoning Normal University with a Master's degree in Education in June 2010. In September 2020, she graduated from South Korea's Woosuk University with a PhD in Physical Education. She started teaching at Shenyang Normal University in 2005. As a coach, she led the Liaoning Provincial Table Tennis Team to many national championships. She was awarded the title of "Excellent Table Tennis Coach" by the Ministry of Education of China, "Table Tennis Contribution Award for Chinese College Students", and "Excellent Instructor" by Shenyang Normal University for many times. She presided over the Humanities and Social Science Program of the Ministry of Education of China and hosted the teaching reform project of Liaoning Province. She won the second prize of Liaoning Provincial College Excellent Curriculum Competition; obtained 1 invention patent; wrote 3 books and teaching materials.