Li Zhenshi

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Zhenshi (Li Chen-shih)
Nationality China
Born (1949-10-29) 29 October 1949 (age 74)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Novi Sad Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Pyongyang Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Pyongyang Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1979 Pyongyang Mixed
Silver medal – second place 1979 Pyongyang Team
Gold medal – first place 1977 Birmingham Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Birmingham Mixed
Gold medal – first place 1977 Birmingham Team
Gold medal – first place 1975 Calcutta Team

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

Table tennis career[edit]

From 1974 to 1981, Zhenshi won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.[1]

His nine World Championship medals[2][3] included four gold medals; two in the team event and two in the doubles with Liang Geliang and Cai Zhenhua.[4][5] He also won two English Open titles.

Personal life[edit]

After retiring from competitive playing, Zhenshi and his wife Zhang Li moved to the US, where they now direct the World Champions Table Tennis Academy in San Jose, California.[6]

Zhenshi was the coach of the US men's national team which won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Team Cup. He also coached Team USA at the 1996 Olympics.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ITTF_Database". Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  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.
  6. ^ "World Champions Table Tennis Academy". www.butterflyonline.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-21.


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