Liu Guoliang

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Liu Guoliang Personal information Full name: Liu Guoliang Nationality:  China Date of birth: January 10, 1976 (1976-01-10) (age 32) Place of birth: Xinxiang, Henan, China

Medal record Men's table tennis Competitor for  China Olympic Games Gold 1996 Atlanta Singles Gold 1996 Atlanta Doubles Bronze 2000 Sydney Singles Silver 2000 Sydney Doubles World Table Tennis Championships Silver 1993 Gothenburg Team Gold 1995 Tianjin Team Gold 1997 Manchester Team Gold 1997 Manchester Mixed Doubles Gold 1999 Eindhoven Singles Gold 1999 Eindhoven Doubles Silver 2000 Kuala Lumpur Team Silver 1999 Eindhoven Doubles Gold 2001 Osaka Team Table Tennis World Cup Bronze 1995 Nimes Singles Gold 1996 Nimes Singles

Liu Guoliang (Chinese: 刘国梁; Pinyin: Liú Guóliáng; born January 10, 1976) is a Chinese table tennis player who won all titles at major world tournaments including World Championships, World Cup and Olympic Games.

[edit] Biography

Liu Guoliang was born in Xinxiang, Henan, PRC. He was appointed as the head coach of the China's national men's team at the age of 27. He has retired after the 2001 season.

His style is based on the use of short pimple-out rubber and he uses a penholder grip. His blade is STIGA Clipper, his forehand rubber is STIGA Clippa and his reverse backand is STIGA Mendo Energy.

[edit] References

• http://www.stigatabletennis.com/players.asp?Id=51
• ITTF stats
• Chinese Olympic Committee profile