1. Liu Guoliang is a retired Chinese table tennis player.
10 Facts About Liu Guoliang
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Liu Guoliang is the first Chinese male player to achieve a career grand slam of three majors.
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Liu Guoliang is considered by many to be one of the greatest players and coaches of all time.
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Liu Guoliang won two gold medals in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the men's singles and the men's doubles, he won the men's singles in the 1996 World Cup, the World Doubles Championships in 1997 and 1999 with doubles partner Kong Linghui, and the 1999 World Singles Championships in Eindhoven.
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Liu Guoliang was a member of the winning Chinese team in both the 1995 and 1997 World Table Tennis Team Championships.
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The Chinese team has won every men's singles teams championships in the World Table Tennis Championships since Liu Guoliang became head coach; a period spanning from 2001 to 2018.
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On December 1,2018, Liu Guoliang was elected as president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, replacing Cai Zhenhua.
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Liu Guoliang's playing style is based on the use of short pimple-out rubber and he uses a penholder grip.
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Liu Guoliang is the forerunner of the backhand reverse topspin.
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Liu Guoliang's blade is Stiga Clipper, his forehand rubber is Stiga Clippa and his reverse backhand rubber is Stiga Mendo Energy.