Zhang Xielin

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

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Xielin (Chang Shih-Lin)
Zhang Xielin in 1965.
Personal information
Nationality China
Born1940
Medal record
Representing  China
World Table Tennis Championships
1961singles
1963singles
1963doubles
1963team
1965team
1965doubles
1965mixed doubles
1971mixed doubles

Table tennis career

He was active in the 1960s and uses a rare pen-grip chopping style. 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

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.


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