Zhang Xielin

Last updated
Zhang Xielin (Chang Shih-Lin)
1965-7 1965Nian 28Jie Shi Jie Jin Biao Sai Zhang Xie Lin .jpg
Zhang Xielin in 1965.
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Born1940
Medal record
Representing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1961 singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1963 singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1963 doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1963 team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1965 team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1965 doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1965 mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 mixed doubles

Zhang Xielin (born 1940) is a Chinese table-tennis player who carried the Olympic flag in 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony. [1]

Contents

Table tennis career

He used a distinctive pen-grip chopping technique and was active in the 1960s. Utilizing steady chops and unpredictable spins, He is one of the earliest successful long-pimple rubber players, and the first Chinese player to win a men's doubles champion (with Wang Zhiliang, at the 1963 World Table Tennis Championships).

His eight World Championship medals [2] [3] included four gold medals; in addition to the men's doubles he won a mixed doubles with Lin Huiqing and two in the team event. [4] [5]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dragutin Šurbek</span> Croatian table tennis player

Dragutin Šurbek was a Croatian and Yugoslav table tennis player and coach.

Chen Longcan is a Chinese table tennis player.

Wei Qingguang, later Seiko Iseki is a Chinese table tennis player.

Cao Yanhua also Tsao Yen-hua is a Chinese former international table tennis player.

Guo Yuehua is a former Chinese table tennis player.

Jiang Jialiang is a male former international table tennis player from China. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Liang Geliang is a male former international table tennis player from China.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lin Huiqing</span> Chinese table tennis player

Lin Huiqing also known as Lin Hui-ching is a former female international table tennis player from China.

Xi Enting was a male table tennis player from China.

Seiji Ono is a former international table tennis player from Japan.

Zhang Deying also Chang Te-ying, is a former international table tennis player from China.

Li Zhenshi (Chinese: 李振恃; pinyin: Lǐ Zhènshì; Wade–Giles: Li3 Chen4-shih4), is a male Chinese table tennis player and coach.

Zheng Huaiying also known as Cheng Huai Ying is a female former international table tennis player from China.

Wang Jiasheng is a former Chinese table tennis player and coach. He was a member of the Chinese team that won the men's team gold medal at the 1963 World Table Tennis Championships in Prague.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zhou Lansun</span> Chinese table tennis player

Zhou Lansun was a Chinese table tennis player and coach. He was a member of the Chinese team that won the men's team gold medal at the 1965 World Table Tennis Championships in Ljubljana. As coach he trained several world champions and won the national honorary sports medal four times.

Wang Zhiliang was a Chinese table tennis player and coach. At the 1963 World Table Tennis Championships, he and partner Zhang Xielin became the first Chinese duo to win the men's doubles gold medal in world championships.

Huang Liang was a male Chinese international table tennis player.

Lu Yuansheng also Lu Yuan-sheng, is a male Chinese former international table tennis player and current coach.

Fan Changmao is a male former Chinese international table tennis player.

Zhu Xiangyun also known as Chu Hsiang-Yun is a former international table tennis player from China.

References

  1. ↑ Zhang, Xielin. "Olympics - Opening Ceremony" . Retrieved 2009-06-26.
  2. ↑ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. ↑ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN   0-316-72645-1.
  5. ↑ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312 . Guinness Superlatives. ISBN   0-85112-492-5.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.