List of table tennis players
Encyclopedia
This List of table tennis players is alphabetically ordered by surname. The main source of the information included in this page is the official ITTF
International Table Tennis Federation
The International Table Tennis Federation is the governing body for all national table tennis associations.-Founding history:The ITTF was founded in 1926, the nine founding members being Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, India, Sweden and Wales...

 database (ITTF database). More detailed information about the career of each player included in the list are available in the page of each player and in the ITTF database.

Inclusion criteria

Only table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

 players, included in the ITTF database, that achieved at least one medal in one of the
considered competitions can be listed here. A picture of players that achieved an Olympic gold medal in a single event is shown.

Other included information

The name of each player is preceded by the flag of all the coutries for which the player have competed. Each player is listed with their achievements in the single event of the considered competitions. Members of ITTF Hall of Fame
ITTF Hall of Fame
This page lists the members inducted in the ITTF Hall of Fame — founded in 1993 — in the order as they appear in the official hall of fame maintained by the International Table Tennis Federation. The ITTF Hall of Fame includes both table tennis players and officers.The table tennis players are...

are listed in bold.

Considered competitions

The considered competitions are:
  • Olympic Games
    Table tennis at the Summer Olympics
    Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. Athletes from China have dominated the sport, winning a total of 41 medals in 24 events, including 20 gold medals.-Events:...

  • Table Tennis World Championships
    World Table Tennis Championships
    The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

  • Table Tennis World Cup
    Table Tennis World Cup
    The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

  • Table Tennis European Championships
    Table Tennis European Championships
    The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

  • Table Tennis Asian Championships
    Asian Table Tennis Championships
    The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...


A

  Fliura Abbate-Bulatova
Fliura Abbate-Bulatova
Fliura Abbate-Bulatova is a former Soviet and then Italian table tennis player. Her main achievement has been the gold medal in the single competition at the Table Tennis European Championships in 1988. She won several other medals in international competitions.-References:...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1988. Ruth Aarons
Ruth Aarons
-Biography:Aarons was Jewish, and lived in New York.Her main achievements were winning two gold medals in the singles competition at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1936 and 1937. She also won doubles and team medals in the World Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1936, 1937. Ahn Jae-Hyung
Ahn Jae-Hyung
Ahn Jae-Hyung is a male former table tennis player from South Korea who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.He married Chinese table tennis player Jiao Zhimin in 1989...

 Maria Alexandru-Golopenta
Maria Alexandru-Golopenta
Maria Alexandru-Golopenta is a former Romanian table tennis player. From 1957 to 1980 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1966. Hans Alser
Hans Alsér
Hans Alsér was a Swedish table tennis player and national coach.He was an international top level player. He was the European champion 1962 and 1970, World champion 1967 and 1969, and European champion 1966.He died in a plane crash at Kälvesta near Stockholm 1977.-References:...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1962, 1970. Ivan Andreadis
Ivan Andreadis
Ivan Andreadis is a former Czechoslovak table tennis player. He won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships from 1947 to 1957.-Hall of Fame:...

Skylet Andrew Mikael Appelgren
Mikael Appelgren
Mikael Appelgren is a Swedish table tennis player. He was 4-times World Champion, 9-times European Champion, 2-times Europe Top-12 winner, and World Cup winner....

: winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1983; winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1982, 1988, 1990.

B

Otilia Badescu
Otilia Badescu
Otilia Badescu is a former Rumenian table tennis player. From 1986 to 2005 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 2003. Bao Guio Wong Bik Yiu
Bao Guio Wong Bik Yiu
Bao Guio Wong Bik Yiu is a former female table tennis player from Hong Kong. From 1952 to 1956 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1954.   Viktor Barna
Viktor Barna
Viktor Győző Barna was a Hungarian and British champion table tennis player.-Personal life:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935. Csilla Batorfi
Csilla Bátorfi
Csilla Bátorfi is a Hungarian table tennis player. She competed at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1988 to 2004. She won several titles in European Championships....

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1986. Patrick Baum
Patrick Baum (table tennis)
Patrick Baum is a male table tennis player from Germany. Since 2008, he has won several medals in singles and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships, in the Table Tennis World Cup, and in the Table Tennis European Championships.-References:...

   Laszlo Bellak Stellan Bengtsson
Stellan Bengtsson
Stellan Bengtsson is a former Swedish table tennis player. He won, as first Swede, the singles at the World Table Tennis Championships 1971...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1971; winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1972. Ulf Bengtsson
Ulf Bengtsson
Ulf Bengtsson is a male former table tennis player from Sweden. From 1983 to 1988 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, two silver medals with the Swedish team in the World Table Tennis Championships, he also achieved the third place...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1984. Zoltan Berczik
Zoltán Berczik
Zoltán Berczik was a Hungarian table tennis player. In the late fifties he was ranked among the best European table tennis players and won, with his athletic play, the first two titles at the Table Tennis European Championships.Berczik was born in Novi Sad. He began his career as a defensive player...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1958, 1960.   Richard Bergmann
Richard Bergmann
Richard Bergmann was an Austrian and British table tennis player. Winner of seven World Championships, including four Singles, one Men's Doubles, two Team's titles and 22 medals in total.-Tennis career:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1937, 1939, 1947, 1950. Buddy Blattner
Buddy Blattner
Robert Garnett Blattner , commonly known as "Buddy" or "Bud" Blattner, was an American table tennis and baseball player and radio and television sportscaster.-Playing career:Blattner played table tennis in his youth, winning the world men's doubles championship in 1936...

 Timo Boll
Timo Boll
Timo Boll is a German professional table tennis player who currently plays with Borussia Düsseldorf and is the German No.1 of the German Table Tennis National League...

: winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 2002, 2005; winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011.   Tamara Boroš
Tamara Boroš
Tamara Boroš is a female table tennis player competing for Croatia. She has been one of the relatively rare European players who competes at the highest level of the sport together with the players from Far East....


C

Cai Zhenhua
Cai Zhenhua
Cai Zhenhua is a male former table tennis player from China. From 1980 to 1985 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1982. Cao Yanhua
Cao Yanhua
Cao Yanhua is a male former table tennis player from China. From 1978 to 1985 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1983, 1985; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1978, 1982. Cao Zhen
Cao Zhen (table tennis)
Cao Zhen is a Chinese table tennis player.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 16 .*Pro Tour winner : Malaysia Open 2003; China Open 2004; German, Swedish Open 2005; Slovenian Open 2009...

 Ulf Carlsson
Ulf Carlsson
Ulf Carlsson is a male former table tennis player from Sweden. From 1980 to 1988 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

   Chen Jing
Chen Jing
Chen Jing is a table tennis player and Olympic champion for China, and later Olympic medalist for Chinese Taipei.She received a golden medal in singles and a silver medal in doubles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....

: Olympic gold medal at Seoul 1988
Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Table tennis was first included in the Olympic program at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, with four events contested.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...

; Olympic silver medal at Atlanta 1996
Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Controversy:During the women's singles final match between the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei , police arrested two Taiwanese spectators for waving the flag of the Republic...

; Olympic bronze medal at Sydney 2000
Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

. Chen Longcan
Chen Longcan
Chen Longcan is a male Chinese table tennis player. He won the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in the men's doubles with Wei Qingguang.-Achievements:*1985 World Championships - 1st team*1986 World Cup - 1st singles...

: winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1986; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1988. Chen Pao-Poe
Chen Pao-Poe
Chen Pao-Poe is a former female table tennis player from Chinese Taipei. She won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships in 1953 and 1957.-References:...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1953. Chen Qi   Chen Xinhua
Chen Xinhua
Chen Xinhua is a male former table tennis player. He is from China, but obtained the English citizenship in 1990. From 1978 to 1992 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships. He is also the winner of Table Tennis World Cup in 1985.-References:...

: winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1985.   Chen Weixing
Chen Weixing
Chen Weixing is an Austrian table tennis player of Chinese origin. He has played for SVS Lower Austria for several years....

 Chen Zihe
Chen Zihe
Chen Zihe is a female Chinese table tennis player. She won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the women's double event, with Gao Jun.-References:...

 Patrick Chila
Patrick Chila
Patrick Chila is a French table tennis player who has competed at five Olympics from 1992 to 2008.He won a bronze medal with Jean-Philippe Gatien in doubles at the 2000 Olympics...

 Chiang Peng-Lung
Chiang Peng-Lung
Chiang Peng-Lung is a Taiwanese professional table tennis player.-Career highlights:Singles *Olympics: round of 16 .*World Championships: SF .*World Cup appearances: 6. Record: 4th ....

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 2000. Choi Kyong Ja
Choi Kyong Ja
Choi Kyong Ja is a former female table tennis player from South Korea. From 1957 to 1964 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships. She also won a silver medal in the Women's Team event at the World Table Tennis Championships in...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1957. Chuang Chih-Yuan

D

Dang Ye-Seo
Dang Ye-Seo
Dang Ye-Seo is a naturalized South Korean table tennis player. She was part of the table tennis team that won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

 Deng Yaping
Deng Yaping
Deng Yaping is a Chinese table tennis player, who won six world championships and four Olympic championships between 1989 and 1997...

: Olympic gold medal at Barcelona 1992
Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...

; Olympic gold medal at Atlanta 1996
Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Controversy:During the women's singles final match between the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei , police arrested two Taiwanese spectators for waving the flag of the Republic...

; winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1991, 1995, 1997; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1996; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1994. Vlasta Depetrisova
Vlasta Depetrisová
Vlasta Depetrisová was a female table tennis player from Czechoslovakia. From 1936 to 1948 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1939. Daniela Dodean
Daniela Dodean
Daniela Dodean , is a Romanian professional table tennis player.-References:...

 Žarko Dolinar
Žarko Dolinar
Žarko Dolinar , Ph.D., a native of Koprivnica, Yugoslavia was a biologist by vocation and university academic who earned eight medals in the World Table Tennis Championships....

 Desmond Douglas
Desmond Douglas
Desmond Douglas MBE is a British table tennis player. He was an attacking, left-handed, player, notable for his scissor jump smash. He was famous for his use of pips-out block on the backhand side, mixing pace with powerful topspin from his forehand side.Douglas was 11 times English Table Tennis...

 Ding Ning
Ding Ning
Ding Ning is a Chinese female table tennis player. Winner of the World Championships in 2011.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: winner .*World Cup: winner ....

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 2011; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 2011; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 2009. Ding Song
Ding Song
Ding Song is a former male Chinese table tennis player, he is famous due to his eccentric "modern defensive" style. He is best known for having defeated Peter Karlsson in the men's team final of the World Table Tennis Championships in 1995, thereby securing China's final victory...


E

Tomie Edano: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1974. Fujie Eguchi
Fujie Eguchi
Fujie Eguchi is a former female table tennis player from Japan. From 1954 to 1959 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1957. Helen Elliot
Helen Elliot
Helen Elliot is a former female table tennis player from Scotland. From 1948 to 1957 she won several medals in doubles events in the World Table Tennis Championships -References:...

   Alojzy Ehrlich
Alojzy Ehrlich
Alojzy "Alex" Ehrlich , also called "King of the Chiselers," was a Polish table tennis legend, widely regarded as one of the best players in Polish history of this sport, who three times won silver in the World Championships....


F

  Oxana Fadeeva Fan Ying
Fan Ying
Fan Ying is a Chinese table tennis player.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 16 .*Pro Tour winner : Polish Open 2009...

 Gizella Farkas: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1947, 1948, 1949. Jasna Fazlic
Jasna Fazlic
Jasna Rather ; born December 20, 1970 in Foča, Yugoslavia ) is a former Yugoslav and now American table tennis player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1988 she won the bronze...

 Feng Tianwei
Feng Tianwei
Feng Tianwei is a Singaporean table tennis player, ranked sixth in the world as a singles player as of April 2011. Born in China, she began training in Singapore in March 2007 and commenced her international career in competitive table tennis the following month...

 Steffen Fetzner
Steffen Fetzner
Steffen Fetzner is a male former table tennis player from Germany. From 1989 to 2000 he won several medals in doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, in the World Table Tennis Championships, and in the Table Tennis World Cup...

 Marcos Freitas
Marcos Freitas
Marcos Freitas is a male table tennis player from Portugal. Since 2008, he has won two medals in doubles events in the Table Tennis European Championships.-References:...

 Naoko Fukazu: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1965. Ai Fukuhara
Ai Fukuhara
is a Japanese table tennis player sponsored by All Nippon Airways.-Table tennis career:Fukuhara began playing at the age of 3 and became a professional at age 10. The following year, she became the youngest player ever to become a member of the Japanese national team. Because of her age, she has...


G

Andrej Gacina
Andrej Gaćina
Andrej Gaćina is a male table tennis player from Croatia. Since 2007, he has won two medals in doubles and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships.-References:...

   Svetlana Ganina
Svetlana Ganina
Svetlana Ganina is a Russian table tennis player. Since 2002 she won several medals in double and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships....

 Jean-Philippe Gatien
Jean-Philippe Gatien
Jean-Philippe Gatien is a retired French table tennis player.He competed at four Olympics from 1988 to 2000, winning silver in the singles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and bronze in doubles at the 2000 Sydney Olympics...

: Olympic silver medal at Barcelona 1992
Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...

; winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1993; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1994. Ge Xinai
Ge Xinai
Ge Xinai is a former female table tennis player from China. From 1975 to 1979 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, and in the World Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1979. Gabor Gergely
Gabor Gergely
Gábor Gergely is a male former table tennis player from Hungary. From 1974 to 1983 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, three medals with the Hungarian team in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:*...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1978. Sandor Glancz
Sándor Glancz
Sándor Glancz was a male table tennis player from Hungary. From 1928 to 1934 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships....

 Qianhong Gotsch-He
Qianhong Gotsch-He
Qianhong Gotsch-He is a former female table tennis player from Germany. She won two medals in singles, and team events at the Table Tennis European Championships in 2000. She also won several tournaments of the ITTF Pro Tour.-References:...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 2000. Andrzej Grubba
Andrzej Grubba
Andrzej Grubba was a Polish table tennis player.Grubba was born in Brzeźno Wielkie near Starogard Gdański...

: winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1988. Daniela Guergueltcheva
Daniela Guergueltcheva
Daniela Guergueltcheva is a former female table tennis player from Bulgaria. In 1990 she won two medals in singles and mixed double events in the Table Tennis European Championships.-References:...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1990. Guo Yan
Guo Yan
Guo Yan is a female Chinese table tennis player. Two-time winner of World Cup in 2006 and 2010. She is currently ranked 2nd in ITTF world ranking as of February, 2011.-Career records:Singles...

: winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 2006, 2010. Guo Yue
Guo Yue
Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking....

: Olympic bronze medal at Beijing 2008
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...

; winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 2007. Guo Yuehua
Guo Yuehua
Guo Yuehua is a male former table tennis player from China. From 1976 to 1983 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, in the Table Tennis World Cup, and in the World Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1981, 1983; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1980, 1982; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1978.

H

Nobuhiko Hasegawa
Nobuhiko Hasegawa
was one of the best table tennis players worldwide from 1965 to 1979.In Stockholm 1967 Nobuhiko Hasegawa won three titles in men's Single, men's team and mixed-double. In 1969 in Munich he won the men's team event against the German team with the result of 5:3...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1967; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1967, 1970, 1972, 1974. Hao Shuai
Hao Shuai
Hao Shuai is a Chinese table tennis player.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: QF .*Pro Tour winner : Serbian Open 2007. China Open 2008. Slovenian Open 2009. Runner-up : Malaysia Open 2003. China , Korea Open 2009.*Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3...

 Vilim Harangozo
Vilim Harangozo
Vilim Harangozo is a male former table tennis player from Yugoslavia. From 1951 to 1958 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-See also:...

   He Zhili
Chire Koyama
also known as He Zhili , is a former table tennis world champion from China who later represented Japan under her current name.-Marriage:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1987; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1984, 1986, 1988, 1996. John Hilton: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1980. Sayaka Hirano
Sayaka Hirano
is a female Japanese table tennis player.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition...

 Pierre-Luc Hinse
Pierre-Luc Hinse
Pierre-Luc Hinse, also known as "Pete", was born on September 7, 1987 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. Hinse is a famous Canadian table tennis athlete who is sponsored by DONIC and is, as of November 2011, ranked #389 on the , and #5 in Canada...

 Hong Cha-Ok
Hong Cha-Ok
Hong Cha-Ok is a former female table tennis player from South Korea who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. She was a member of the Korea Unified team for the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships in Chiba City, Japan.-External links:*...

 Mirjam Hooman-Kloppenburg
Mirjam Hooman-Kloppenburg
Mirjam Hooman-Kloppenburg is a former female table tennis player from Netherlands. She won three medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships at Stuttgart in 1992. She also achieved a the third team place in the Table Tennis World Cup in 1994.-References:...

 Hu Melek
Melek Hu
Melek Hu; is a female Chinese-born Turkish table tennis player. She has played for Fenerbahçe TT since 2007 and also played for An Gang in China.-Major achievements:...

 Hu Yulan
Hu Yulan
Hu Yulan is a former female table tennis player from China. From 1972 to 1975 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1973. Wenguan Johnny Huang
Wenguan Johnny Huang
Wenguan Johnny Huang is a male former table tennis player from Canada. From 1991 to 2004 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the North American Table Tennis Championships. He won a bronze medal in the Table Tennis World Cup in 1993...

 Hyun Jung-Hwa
Hyun Jung-Hwa
Hyun Jung-Hwa is a former female table tennis player from South Korea who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics....

: Olympic bronze medal at Barcelona 1992
Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...

; winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1993.

I

Kasumi Ishikawa
Kasumi Ishikawa
is a female Japanese table tennis player. Since 2007, she has won the All Japan Table Tennis Championships - female junior division four years in a row. In 2011, she won the national singles title at the age of 17...

 Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi
Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi
Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi is a former female table tennis player from Japan. From 1959 to 1963 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1960. Shigeo Itoh
Shigeo Itoh
Shigeo Itoh is a male former table tennis player from Japan. From 1967 to 1975 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1969.

J

Roland Jacobi
Roland Jacobi
Roland Jacobi is a male former table tennis player from Hungary. He won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships in 1926 and 1928.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1926.   Jiang Huajun
Jiang Huajun
Jiang Huajun is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: Round of 16 .*World Cup appearances: 4. Record: runner-up ....

 Jiang Jialiang
Jiang Jialiang
Jiang Jialiang is a male former table tennis player from China. From 1982 to 1989 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, in the Table Tennis World Cup, and in the World Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1985, 1987; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1984; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1986. Jiao Zhimin
Jiao Zhimin
Jiao Zhimin is a female Chinese former table tennis player. She won a bronze medal in women's singles and a silver medal in women's doubles at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. She was a semi-finalist in women's singles and doubles at the 1985 World Championships in Gothenburg...

: Olympic bronze medal at Seoul 1988
Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Table tennis was first included in the Olympic program at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, with four events contested.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...

. Jing Jun Hong
Jing Jun Hong
Jing Junhong was a professional table tennis player for the Singapore national team. Born in Shanghai, she has represented Singapore in sporting events since the 1980s, and has since retired...

 Kjell Johansson: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1964, 1966. István Jónyer
István Jónyer
István Jónyer is a male former table tennis player from Hungary. From 1968 to 1983 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Table Tennis European Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1975. Joo Se-Hyuk Jung Young-Sik
Jung Young-Sik
Jung Young-Sik is a South Korean male table tennis player.He is currently one of the top 10 players under the age of 21 in International Table Tennis Federation .- References :...


K

Zoran Kalinić Kang Hee-Chan
Kang Hee-Chan
Kang Hee-Chan is a male former table tennis player from South Korea. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles this time together with Lee Chul-Seung.-External links:*...

     Aleksandar Karakasevic
Aleksandar Karakasevic
Aleksandar Karakašević is a Serbian table tennis player and has been claimed by many to be one of the most talented players in the world. His incredible feeling and powerful backhand has helped him win against some of the top players in the world. He won a bronze medal on 2011 European Championship...

 Peter Karlsson
Peter Karlsson (table tennis)
Peter Karlsson , is a table tennis player. He was 1991 World Champion in men's doubles , and 2000 European Champion in men's singles.-Commitment:...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 2000. Gerdie Keen
Gerdie Keen
Gerdie Keen is a Dutch professional table tennis player. She is the older sister of Trinko Keen.-Career highlights:Summer Olympic Games:...

 Istvan Kelen
Istvan Kelen
István Kelen was a male table tennis player from Hungary. He won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships....

Marie Kettnerová
Marie Kettnerová
Marie Kettnerová was a winner of the World Table Tennis Championships in both women's single and doubles. In singles she won in 1934 and 1935, in doubles in 1936. She was a charter member of the ITTF Hall of Fame.- References :...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1933, 1935. Seiya Kishikawa
Seiya Kishikawa
Seiya Kishikawa is a male Japanese table tennis player. He paired with Jun Mizutani in men's doubles competitions, the duo won four consecutive national titles from 2007 to 2010. They also won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and two titles at the ITTF Pro Tour...

 Tibor Klampár
Tibor Klampár
Tibor Klampár is a male former table tennis player from Hungary. From 1970 to 1982 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Table Tennis European Championships. He won the gold medal in single event of the Table Tennis World Cup...

: winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1981. Eva Koczian
Eva Koczian
Éva Kóczián, later Kóczián-Földy is a former female table tennis player from Hungary. She won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Table Tennis European Championships.Her brother József Kóczián was also a table tennis...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1958, 1960, 1964. Ko Lai Chak
Ko Lai Chak
Ko Lai-chak is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China.He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles alongside Li Ching. At the 2006 Asian Games he won two medals, a gold in the men's doubles again alongside Li Ching; and a bronze in the men's singles tournament and...

 Mitsuru Kohno
Mitsuru Kohno
Mitsuru Kohno is a male former table tennis player from Japan. From 1967 to 1977 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1977; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1968. Stanislav Kolar
Stanislav Kolář
Stanislav Kolář is a male former table tennis player from Czechoslovakia. From 1931 to 1938 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships -References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1936. Kong Linghui
Kong Linghui
Kong Linghui is a male Chinese table tennis player. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.In 1996, Kong won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition together with Liu Guoliang...

: Olympic gold medal at Sydney 2000
Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

; winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1995; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1995; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1994, 1996. Kim Hyang-Mi
Kim Hyang-Mi
Kim Hyang-Mi is a North Korean Olympic table tennis player.She was able to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens through the wildcard system, and surprised spectators by winning a silver medal in the women's singles, after being defeated in the final by China's Zhang Yining. - References :...

: Olympic silver medal at Athens 2004
Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
thumb|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

. Kim Ki-Taik
Kim Ki-Taik
Kim Ki-Taek is a male former table tennis player from South Korea who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.In 1988 he won the silver medal in the men's singles.-External links:*...

: Olympic silver medal at Seoul 1988
Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Table tennis was first included in the Olympic program at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, with four events contested.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...

. Kim Kyung-Ah
Kim Kyung-Ah
Kim Kyung-Ah is a female South Korean table tennis player. Bronze medalist in Women's singles at 2004 Athens Olympics...

: Olympic bronze medal at Athens 2004
Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
thumb|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

. Kim Min-Seok
Kim Min-Seok (table tennis)
Kim Min-Seok is a South Korean male table tennis player.He is currently one of the top 3 players under the age of 21 in International Table Tennis Federation , together with Chinese Xu Xin and Koki Niwa of Japan....

 Kim Moo-Kyo
Kim Moo-Kyo
Kim Moo-Kyo is a former female table tennis player from South Korea.-External links:*...

 Kim Taek-Soo
Kim Taek-Soo
Kim Taek-Soo is a male former table tennis player from South Korea. He is best known for his powerful forehand, amazingly quick footwork and perhaps the best traditional penhold backhand in the history of table tennis...

: Olympic bronze medal at Barcelona 1992
Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...

. Kim Wan
Kim Wan
Kim Wan is a male former table tennis player from South Korea. From 1984 to 1988 he won several medals in double events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships. He also won a silver and a bronze medal in the Table Tennis World Cup in 1984 and 1986, respectively.-References:...

 Koji Kimura
Koji Kimura
Koji Kimura is a male former table tennis player from Japan. From 1961 to 1967 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1964. Toshiko Kowada
Toshiko Kowada
Toshiko Kowada is a former female table tennis player from Japan. From 1968 to 1971 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1969, winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1970. Kalinikos Kreanga
Kalinikos Kreanga
Kalinikos Kreanga is a Greek table tennis player. Born as Călin Creangă, he chose to defect from Communist-ruled Romania at the age of 17 while he was participating in the European Table Tennis Youth Championships in Luxembourg in 1989.Born in Bistriţa, Romania, Kreanga started to play table...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 2000.

L

Lau Sek Fong
Lau Sek Fong
Lau Sek Fong is a male former table tennis player from Hong Kong. From 1954 to 1957 he won two gold medals in singles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1957.
Johnny Leach
Johnny Leach
Johnny Leach was a British table tennis player. From 1947 to 1955 he won several medals in single, double, and team events at the World Table Tennis Championships.. He is currently the president of the English Table Tennis Association.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1949, 1951. Lee Chul-Seung
Lee Chul-Seung
Lee Chul-Seung is a male former table tennis player from South Korea. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles this time together with Kang Hee-Chan...

 Lee Eun-Sil
Lee Eun-Sil
Lee Eun-Sil is a female South Korean table tennis player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the silver medal in the women's doubles competition together with Seok Eun-Mi.-External links:*...

 Li Bun-Hui
Li Bun-Hui
Li Bun-Hui is a former female table tennis player from North Korea who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. She is married to Kim Song Hui, also a former table tennis player who represented North Korea, and has a son.-External links:*...

: Olympic bronze medal at Barcelona 1992
Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...

. Li Ching
Li Ching
Li Ching is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China. He is best known for the joint silver medal he won for Hong Kong at the Athens Olympic in 2004.-Career:...

 Li Furong
Li Furong
Li Furong was a Chinese male table tennis player. He was a native of Zhejiang province starting to play table tennis at 15 and joined national team in 1959. Li helped the Chinese men's team win four team titles at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1961, 1963, 1965 and 1971...

Li Huifen
Li Huifen
Li Huifen is a female Chinese table tennis player. She won a silver medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics Games in women's singles.In her 15-year athletic career, she won a total of 37 gold medals, 16 silver and 16 bronze....

: Olympic silver medal at Seoul 1988
Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Table tennis was first included in the Olympic program at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, with four events contested.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...

. Li Jiawei Li Jiao
Li Jiao (table tennis)
Li Jiao is a Chinese-born professional table tennis player who now represents the Netherlands. She resides in Heerhugowaard.-Career highlights:Olympic Games:...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 2007, 2011. Li Jie
Li Jie (table tennis)
Li Jie is a Chinese-born professional table tennis player who now represents the Netherlands.She was born in Chengdu, and resides in Den Helder...

 Li Ju
Li Ju
Li Ju is a female Chinese table tennis player.-Achievements:*1996 Asian Cup - 1st team, 2nd singles*1997 World Championships - 1st team, 2nd doubles , 3rd singles*1997 World Cup - 2nd singles...

: Olympic silver medal at Sydney 2000
Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 2000; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1998. Li Li: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1972. Li Nan
Li Nan (table tennis)
Li Nan is a female table tennis player from China. From 2000 to 2003 she won several medals in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Championships....

 Li Ping
Li Ping (table tennis)
Li Ping is a male table tennis player from China. He won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event of the World Table Tennis Championships in 2009....

 Li Qian Li Xiaoxia
Li Xiaoxia
Li Xiaoxia is a Chinese table tennis professional.She trains in the Jiangsu Wuxi Shanhe Club in Wuxi, China. Her trainer is Li Sun, who is also the mentor of Olympic gold medal winner Zhang Yining. It is expected that Li Xiaoxia will become one of the most valuable players of Team China in the...

: winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 2008. Liang Geliang
Liang Geliang
Liang Geliang is a male former table tennis player from China. From 1971 to 1979 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1976. Lin Huiqing
Lin Huiqing
Lin Huiqing is a former female table tennis player from China. From 1965 to 1971 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1971.   Lin Ling
Lin Ling
Lin Ling is a female table tennis player from China, she is currently competing for Hong Kong. Since 2000 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, in the Table Tennis World Cup, and in the World Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 2000, 2005. Erik Lindh
Erik Lindh
Erik Lindh is a former international Swedish table tennis player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul he finished in third place and won the bronze medal....

: Olympic bronze medal at Seoul 1988
Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Table tennis was first included in the Olympic program at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, with four events contested.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...

. Liu Guoliang
Liu Guoliang
Liu Guoliang is a Chinese table tennis player who won all titles at major world tournaments including World Championships, World Cup and Olympic Games. The second man to achieve a career grand slam of 3 majors . He is considered by many to be one of the greatest players of all time.-Biography:Liu...

: Olympic gold medal at Atlanta 1996
Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Controversy:During the women's singles final match between the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei , police arrested two Taiwanese spectators for waving the flag of the Republic...

; Olympic bronze medal at Sydney 2000
Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

; winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1999; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1996. Liu Shiwen
Liu Shiwen
Liu Shiwen is a Chinese table tennis player. Winner of World Cup 2009, she is currently ranked 6th in ITTF World ranking as of July 2011.- Equipment :...

: winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 2009. Liu Jia
Liu Jia
Liu Jia is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Austria.- Early life :...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 2005. Liu Wei
Liu Wei (table tennis)
Liu Wei is a former female table tennis player from China. From 1989 to 1996 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, in the Table Tennis World Cup, and in the World Table Tennis Championships. She also achieved a silver Olympic medal in...

Lü Lin
Lu Lin
Lü Lin is a Chinese table tennis player and Olympic champion. He uses a pen-grip topspin style, and is best known for the combination of him and Wang Tao in men's double championships....

   Ilija Lupulesku
Ilija Lupulesku
Ilija Lupulesku is a former Yugoslav and now Serbian table tennis player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He compeeted for USA from 2004 to 2006 including 2004 Summer...


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Ma Lin
Ma Lin (table tennis)
Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation ....

: Olympic gold medal at Beijing 2008
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...

; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006. Ma Long
Ma Long
Ma Long is a male table tennis player. He is now ranked 1° as of October, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .- Equipment :...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 2009. Ma Wenge
Ma Wenge
Ma Wenge is a male table tennis player from China. He won a bronze medal in 1992 Barcelona Olympics Games in men's single, as well as men's team champion of 1995 and 1997 world table tennis championship .-References:...

: Olympic bronze medal at Barcelona 1992
Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...

; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1989, 1992. Judit Magos-Havas
Judit Magos-Havas
Judit Magos-Havas is a former female table tennis player from Hungary. From 1972 to 1982 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships....

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1974, 1978. Mai Van Hoa
Mai Van Hoa
Mai Van Hoa is a male former table tennis player from South Vietnam. From 1972 to 1975 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1953, 1954. Kimiyo Matsuzaki
Kimiyo Matsuzaki
Kimiyo Matsuzaki is a former female table tennis player from Japan. From 1959 to 1963 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1959, 1963; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1963. Michael Maze
Michael Maze
Michael Maze is a male table tennis player from Faxe, Denmark. He normally plays both in the men's singles and in men's doubles. As of 2005, he is one of the top five left-handed players in the world. His strength is in his strong forehand loop and lobbing. He is considered to be one of the best,...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 2009. James McClure
James McClure (table tennis)
James McClure is a male former table tennis player from USA. From 1936 to 1949 he won several medals in doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

Zoltan Mechlovits
Zoltán Mechlovits
Zoltán Mechlovits is a male former table tennis player from Hungary. From 1926 and 1929 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1928. Maria Mednyanszky
Mária Mednyánszky
Mária Mednyánszky was a Hungarian table tennis star who became the first official women's world champion winning the single event gold medal in the first edition of the World Table Tennis Championships, held in 1926 at London. She went on to win the title for five successive years and won a...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1926,1928,1929,1930,1931. Erika Metzger
Erika Metzger
Erika Metzger was a German table tennis player. She lived in Berlin. In 1929 she and Mona Rüster won the first place medal for Germany in doubles in the Table Tennis World Championships....

 Jun Mizutani
Jun Mizutani
Jun Mizutani is a male Japanese table tennis player. He became the youngest Japanese national champion at the age of 17...

 Martin Monrad
Martin Monrad
Martin Monrad is a male table tennis player from Denmark. From 2005 he won some medals in team events in the Table Tennis European Championships.-References:...

 Sachiko Morisawa
Sachiko Morisawa
Sachiko Morisawa is a former female table tennis player from Japan. From 1967 to 1969 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1967. Livia Mossoczy
Lívia Mossóczy
Lívia Mossóczy is a former female table tennis player from Hungary. From 1957 to 1960 she won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, three medals with the Hungarian team in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:*...


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Gool Nasikwala
Gool Nasikwala
Gool Nasikwala is a former female table tennis player from India. In 1952 she won several medals in singles, and doubles events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Singapore.-References:...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1952.   Ni Xialian
Ni Xialian
Ni Xialian is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Luxembourg. She was born in Shanghai, and resides in Ettelbruck.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition....

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1998, 2002. Niu Jianfeng
Niu Jianfeng
Niu Jianfeng is a female Chinese table tennis player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the bronze medal in the women's doubles competition together with Guo Yue. In the women's singles competition she was eliminated in the round of 16....

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 2003.

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Ichiro Ogimura
Ichiro Ogimura
was a Japanese table tennis player. Ogimura's father died when he was two and his mother often worked too late to take care of him. As a teenager, Ogimura practiced table tennis at the hall run by Hisae Uehara in Musashino, Tokyo. He won the All-Japan National Championship and represented Japan at...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1954, 1956; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1960. Oh Sang-Eun Yukie Ohzeki
Yukie Ohzeki
Yukie Ohzeki is a former female table tennis player from Japan. From 1971 to 1975 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1968. Tomie Okawa
Tomie Okawa
Tomie Okawa is a former female table tennis player from Japan. From 1953 to 1961 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1956. Seiji Ono
Seiji Ono
Seiji Ono is a male former table tennis player from Japan. From 1978 to 1983 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1979. Milan Orlowski
Milan Orlowski
Milan Orlowski is a male former table tennis player from Czechoslovakia. From 1972 to 1986 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships -References:...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1974. Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Dimitrij Ovtcharov is a Ukrainian-born German table tennis player.As of February 2011, he is ranked #15 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation ....


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Pak Yung-Sun
Pak Yung-Sun
Pak Yung-Sun is a former female table tennis player from North Korea. From 1974 to 1981 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1975, 1977. Park Hae-Jung
Park Hae-Jung
Park Hae-Jung is a former female table tennis player from South Korea....

 Park Mi-Young
Park Mi-Young
Park Mi-Young is a female South Korean table tennis player.She was part of the table tennis team that won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Park currently plays for the Samsung Life Insurance Table Tennis team and is ranked 24th in the world as of October 2011...

 Jill Parker-Hammersley-Shirley
Jill Parker-Hammersley-Shirley
Jill Parker-Hammersley-Shirley is a former female table tennis player from England. From 1972 to 1982 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1976. Natalia Partyka
Natalia Partyka
Natalia Partyka is a Polish table tennis player. Born without a right hand and forearm, she participates in competitions for able-bodied athletes as well as in competitions for athletes with disabilities....

 Rūta Paškauskienė
Ruta Paškauskiene
Rūta Paškauskienė is a Lithuanian table tennis player. Since 1994 she won several medals in singles, and doubles events in the Table Tennis European Championships....

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 2008. Veronika Pavlovich
Veronika Pavlovich
Veronika Pavlovich is a female Belarusian table tennis player.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition. She competed in doubles in 2004....

 Viktoria Pavlovich
Viktoria Pavlovich
Viktoria Pavlovich is a female Belarusian table tennis player. Winner of the women's singles at the 2010 European Championships. She was born in Minsk, and resides there...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 2010. Gordana Perkucin
Gordana Perkucin
Gordana Perkučin is a Yugoslav table tennis player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1988 she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Jasna Fazlić....

 Fred Perry
Fred Perry
Frederick John Perry was a championship-winning English tennis and table tennis player who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slams and two Pro Slams. Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships between 1934 and 1936 and was World No. 1 four years in a row...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1929. Jörgen Persson
Jörgen Persson
Jörgen Persson is a Swedish table tennis player. In two memorable World Table Tennis Championships finals he faced fellow Swede Jan-Ove Waldner in 1989 and 1991, losing the former and winning the latter....

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1991; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1991; winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1986. Margaryta Pesotska
Margaryta Pesotska
Margaryta Pesotska is a Ukrainian table tennis player.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the first round of the singles competition. She also won the silver medal in the team event at the Table Tennis European Championships in 2009.-References:*...

   Valentina Popova
Valentina Popova (table tennis)
Valentina Ivanovna Popova is a former Soviet and then Slovakian table tennis player. From 1976 to 1994 she won several madals at the Table Tennis European Championships.-References:...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1980, 1984. Georgina Póta Carl Prean
Carl Prean
Carl Lustig Prean in Ryde, Isle of Wight is a table tennis player. He is former England senior no.1 table tennis player, a feat he first achieved when he was only 15...

   Zoran Primorac
Zoran Primorac
Zoran Primorac is an accomplished male table tennis player from Croatia. He is considered to be among the best European players in the last 25 years .-Biography:Primorac was born in Zadar and started playing...

: winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1993, 1997. Gertrude Pritzi
Gertrude Pritzi
Gertrude Pritzi is a former female table tennis player from Austria. From 1937 to 1953 she won several medals in singles, doubles and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships. She also won doubles and team medals in the World Table Tennis Championships.The champion of Women's Singles in...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1937, 1938.

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Qi Baoxiang
Qi Baoxiang
Qi Baoxiang is a former female table tennis player from China. From 1981 to 1985 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1980. Qiao Hong
Qiao Hong
Qiao Hong is a former female Chinese table tennis player. She is now the coach of the women's national table tennis team and a member of the Chinese Olympic Committee....

: Olympic silver medal at Barcelona 1992
Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...

; Olympic bronze medal at Atlanta 1996
Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Controversy:During the women's singles final match between the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei , police arrested two Taiwanese spectators for waving the flag of the Republic...

; winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1989; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1990. Qiao Yunping
Qiao Yunping
Qiao Yunping is a female Chinese table tennis player. She won a silver medal in 1996 Atlanta Olympics Games in the women's doubles.-References:...

 Qiu Zhonghui
Qiu Zhonghui
Qiu Zhonghui is a former female table tennis player from China. From 1956 to 1963 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1961.

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Rong Guotuan
Rong Guotuan
Yung Kuo Tuan , commonly known as Rong Guotuan, was a Chinese male table tennis player. He won men's singles title at the 1959 World Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund, the first world championship winner representing People's Republic of China. During the Cultural Revolution, Yung was framed...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1959. Jörg Roßkopf: Olympic bronze medal at Atlanta 1996
Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Controversy:During the women's singles final match between the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei , police arrested two Taiwanese spectators for waving the flag of the Republic...

; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1998; winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1992. Rosalind Rowe
Rosalind Rowe
Rosalind Rowe is a former female table tennis player from England. From 1951 to 1955 she won several medals in single, double, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships....

 Angelica Rozeanu
Angelica Rozeanu
Angelica Rozeanu was a Romanian table tennis player of Jewish origin, and one of the most successful female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-Table tennis career:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955. Zoja Rudnova
Zoja Rudnova
Zoja Rudnova is a former female table tennis player from Soviet Union. From 1964 to 1976 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships -References:...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1970, 1972. Ryu Ji-Hae
Ryu Ji-Hae
Ryu Ji-Hae is a former female table tennis player from South Korea.-External links:*...

 Ryu Seung-Min: Olympic gold medal at Athens 2004
Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
thumb|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

.

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Jean-Michel Saive
Jean-Michel Saive
Jean-Michel Saive is a Belgian professional table tennis player.Born in Liège in a table tennis playing family, Saive was predestined to become a very good table tennis player and began playing as a small boy...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1994. Elizabeta Samara
Elizabeta Samara
Elizabeta Samara , is a Romanian professional table tennis player of Fenerbahçe SK from Turkey.-Career:After a highly successful run as a youth player, Samara continued to be part of a successful team at the senior level....

 Vladimir Samsonov
Vladimir Samsonov
Vladimir Samsonov is a Belarusian professional table tennis player, ranked ninth in the world as of October 2011...

: winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1999, 2001, 2009; winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1998, 2003, 2005. Hiroji Satoh
Hiroji Satoh
Hiroji Satoh is a male former table tennis player from Japan. From 1952 to 1953 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1952. Werner Schlager
Werner Schlager
Werner Schlager is a former world champion table tennis player from Austria.-Career:Schlager began playing table tennis when he was six years old, learning from his father and brother who were also top Austrian players, making them ideal training partners...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 2003.   Diane Scholer-Rowe
Diane Scholer-Rowe
Diane Scholer-Rowe is a former female table tennis player from England. Since 1967 she competed for West Germany. From 1951 to 1972 she won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

 Jacques Secrétin
Jacques Secrétin
Jacques Secrétin is a male former table tennis player from France. From 1974 to 1986 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1976. Masako Seki
Masako Seki
Masako Seki is a former female table tennis player from Japan. From 1961 to 1965 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1964. Seok Eun-Mi
Seok Eun-Mi
Seok Eun-Mi is a female South Korean table tennis player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the silver medal in the women's doubles competition together with Lee Eun-Sil.-External links:*...

 Shi Zhihao
Shi Zhihao
Shi Zhihao is a male former table tennis player from China. From 1979 to 1981 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships. He also won a gold medal in the Men's Team event at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1981.-References:...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1980. Ferenc Sido
Ferenc Sido
Ferenc Sidó is a former table tennis player from Hungary. From 1947 to 1961 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1953.     Agnes Simon
Agnes Simon
Agnes Simon is a former female table tennis player from Hungary. In 1957, Simon fled Hungary to Sweden to seek political asylum for the second time. From 1959 to 1960 she competed for Netherlands. Since 1962 she competed for Germany...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1962. Anna Sipos
Anna Sipos
Anna Sipos was a Hungarian table tennis player. She won 21 medals in the World Table Tennis Championships.-Table Tennis Career:Sipos won 11 gold medals in World Championships...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1932, 1933. Alexey Smirnov
Alexey Smirnov (table tennis)
Alexey Smirnov is a male table tennis player from Russia. Since 2003 he won several medals in doubles events in the Table Tennis European Championships. He also won the gold medal at the Europe Top-12 in 2005 at Rennes.-References:...

 Nikoleta Stefanova
Nikoleta Stefanova
Nikoleta Stefanova is a Bulgarian-born female table tennis player competing for Italy. From 2003 she won several medals in single, double, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships....

 Mihaela Steff Antun Stipancic
Antun Stipancic
Antun "Tova" Stipančić was a top Croatian professional table tennis player and one of the most renowned personalities in the history of the competition, earning him the nickname "the golden left hand of Croatian sport"...

 Ladislav Stipek
Ladislav Štípek
Ladislav Štípek was a male table tennis player from Checkoslovakia. From 1947 to 1959 he won some medals in team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

Nicole Struse
Nicole Struse
Nicole Struse is a table tennis player from Germany, who won several national contests and reached round three with Elke Wosik in the Women's Doubles Competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She represented her native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. 1995 she was...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1996. Suh Sui Cho
Suh Sui Cho
Suh Sui Cho is a male former table tennis player from Hong Kong. From 1952 to 1957 he won one medal in singles, three medals in doubles, and three medals in team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1952. Sun Beibei
Sun Beibei
Sun Beibei is a Singaporean table tennis player. She occupies the 20th place in the ITTF women's world ranking, as of October 2011.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 32 ....

 Sun Jin
Sun Jin
Sun Jin is a female Chinese table tennis player. She won a silver medal at 2000 Sidney Olympics Games in women's doubles, with Yang Ying.- Further reading :* , People's Daily, Wednesday, March 1, 2000- External links :* *...

 Dragutin Surbek
Dragutin Šurbek
Dragutin Šurbek is a legendary former table tennis player from Croatia. He is one of the most successful Croatian table tennis players ever....

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1968. Christian Süß
Christian Süß
Christian Süß is a German table tennis player.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Süß won the silver medal as part of the German men's team, together with Timo Boll and Dimitrij Ovtcharov....

 Marie Svensson
Marie Svensson
Marie Svensson is a former female table tennis player from Sweden. From 1986 to 2000 she won several medals in singles, and doubles events in the Table Tennis European Championships, and a bronze medal in the World Table Tennis Championships in 1995 at Tianjin.-References:...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1994. Matthew Syed
Matthew Syed
Matthew Syed is a British journalist and broadcaster. He used to be an English table tennis international, and was the English number one for many years...

 Miklos Szabados
Miklos Szabados
Miklós Szabados was a Hungarian and Australian table tennis champion.Szabados won 15 World Championship titles, including the World Singles crown in 1931.-Table tennis career:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1931.

T

Wenling Tan Monfardini
Wenling Tan Monfardini
Wenling Tan Monfardini is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Italy. Since 2003 she won several medals in single, double, and team events at the table Tennis European Championships....

 Hiroshi Takahashi
Hiroshi Takahashi (table tennis)
Hiroshi Takahashi is a male former table tennis player from Japan. From 1967 to 1975 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships. He also won a silver medal in the team event at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1965.-References:...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1963. Toshiaki Tanaka
Toshiaki Tanaka
Toshiaki Tanaka is a male former table tennis player from Japan. From 1955 to 1957 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships. He also won a silver medal in the team event at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1965.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1955, 1957.   Tang Peng
Tang Peng
Tang Peng is a table tennis player from Hong Kong, China. He recently married Tie Yana, another table tennis player representing Hong Kong.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 16 ....

 Tang Weiyi
Tang Weiyi
Tang Weiyi is a former female table tennis player from China. In 1992 she won three medals in singles, and doubles events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1992. Teng Yi
Teng Yi
Teng Yi is a male former table tennis player from China. From 1985 to 1989 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships. He also won the gold medal in the Table Tennis World Cup of 1987 in...

: winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1987. Tie Yana Elena Timina
Elena Timina
Elena Timina is a Russian-born Dutch professional table tennis player. She was born in Moscow, Russia.-Career highlights:Summer Olympic Games:...

 Krisztina Tóth
Krisztina Tóth
Krisztina Tóth is a female Hungarian table tennis player from Gödöllő , who currently resides in Augsburg, Germany...

 Frantisek Tokar
Frantisek Tokar
František Tokár is a male former table tennis player from Czechoslovakia. From 1947 to 1957 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships....

Bojan Tokic
Bojan Tokič
Bojan Tokič is a Slovenian table tennis player of Bosnian origin.- Career :...

 Tong Ling
Tong Ling (table tennis)
Tong Ling is a former female table tennis player from China. From 1980 to 1985 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1981. Finn Tugwell
Finn Tugwell
Finn Tugwell is a Danish table tennis professional. He pairs up with Danish Michael Maze in doubles, with whom he won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, beating the Russian pair Dmitry Mazunov/Alexey Smirnov....


U

Ilona Uhlikova-Vostova
Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová
Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová is a former female table tennis player from Czechoslovakia. From 1968 to 1980 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1968.

V

Bohumil Vana: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1938, 1947. Vera Votrubcova
Vera Votrubcova
Věra Votrubcová is a former female table tennis player from Czechoslovakia. From 1936 to 1947 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.-Hall of Fame:...

Bettine Vriesekoop
Bettine Vriesekoop
Bettine Vriesekoop is a former table tennis player from the Netherlands. She was European Champion in 1982 and 1992....

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1982, 1992. Bela Von Kehrling
Béla von Kehrling
Béla von Kehrling was a Hungarian tennis, table tennis, and football player but eventually a winter sportsman familiar with ice-hockey and occasionally competing in bobsleigh....

 Thomas Von Scheele
Thomas von Scheele
Thomas von Scheele is a left-handed Swedish table tennis player. He won a gold medal in the double event of the World Table Tennis Championships in 1991 with Peter Karlsson. He also won several medals in the European Table Tennis Championships. He later became a coach of Sweden's women table...


W

Jan-Ove Waldner
Jan-Ove Waldner
Jan-Ove Waldner is a Swedish table tennis player. He is known as "the Mozart of table tennis" and is a legend in his native Sweden as well as in China. In China he is known as 老瓦 Lao Wa - "Old Wa" or 常青树 Chang Qing Shu - "Evergreen"...

: Olympic gold medal at Barcelona 1992
Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:**...

; Olympic silver medal at Sydney 2000
Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

; winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1989, 1997; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1990; winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 1996. Wang Hao
Wang Hao (table tennis)
Wáng Hào is a Chinese table tennis player. He became the World Champion in Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating 3-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4-0. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004...

: Olympic silver medal at Athens 2004
Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
thumb|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

; Olympic silver medal at Beijing 2008
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...

; winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 2009; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 2007, 2008, 2010; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 2003, 2007. Wang Liqin
Wang Liqin
Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Chinese men's national squad in 1993 when he was only 15 years old. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to...

: Olympic bronze medal at Athens 2004
Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
thumb|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

; Olympic bronze medal at Beijing 2008
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...

; winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 2001, 2005, 2007; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1998, 2005. Wang Nan: Olympic gold medal at Sydney 2000
Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

; Olympic silver medal at Beijing 2008
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...

; winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1999, 2001, 2003; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 1997, 1998, 2003, 2007. Wang Yuegu
Wang Yuegu
Wang Yuegu is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten players in the world. Wang made her inaugural appearance as a Singaporean on the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour in June 2005 at the Volkswagen Korean Open in Suncheon, South Korea, where she...

 Wang Tao
Wang Tao (table tennis)
Wang Tao is a retired Chinese table tennis player, the current head coach of the Bayi Gongshang club in the China Table Tennis Super League, a major general of the People's Liberation Army, and a member of the Chinese Olympic Committee.Wang Tao is left-handed, and uses a shakehand...

: Olympic silver medal at Atlanta 1996
Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The table tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Controversy:During the women's singles final match between the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei , police arrested two Taiwanese spectators for waving the flag of the Republic...

; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1990.   Wei Qingguang
Wei Qingguang
Wei Qingguang is a Chinese table tennis player. He won the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in the doubles with Chen Longcan...

   Wu Jiaduo
Wu Jiaduo
Wu Jiaduo is a female German Chinese-born table tennis player.-Personal:At age 7, Wu received specialised table tennis training. In 1995, she became Zhejiang provincial champion. She enrolled at the East China University of Science and Technology in 1997 studying Economics...

: winner of European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

 in 2009. Wu Yang
Wu Yang
Wu Yang is a female table tennis player from China. She won the gold medal in the team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships in 2009. She won singles title at the 2009 World Junior Table Tennis Championships....


X

Xi Enting
Xi Enting
Xi Enting is a male former table tennis player from China. From 1972 to 1975 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 1973. Xie Chaojie
Xie Chaojie
Xie Chaojie is a male former table tennis player from China. From 1989 to 1993 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, in the Table Tennis World Cup, and in the World Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1992. Xie Saike
Xie Saike
Xie Saike is a male former table tennis player from China. He was the 1981 World Champion in mixed doubles.-Asian Championships:Xie was twice runner-up at these Championships in 1982 and 1980...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1984. Xu Jie
Xu Jie
Xu Jie is a Chinese-Polish female table tennis player, member of the Polish national team for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. She has lived in Poland since 1999 and became a naturalised citizen in 2003...

 Xu Xin
Xu Xin
Xu Xin is a Chinese table tennis player.-Equipment:He uses a blade Stiga Offensive Wood NCT, and in his forehand a Hurricane III and a Stiga Boost TX in his backhand.-Career records:Singles...


Y

Yan Sen
Yan Sen
Yan Sen is a Chinese table tennis player.-Major performances:*1996 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals - 1st doubles*1997 Yugoslavian Open - 1st doubles*1998 Asian Games - 1st team*1998 Asian Championships - 1st team...

 Yang Ying
Yang Ying
Yang Ying is a Chinese table tennis player, born 13 July 1977 in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. She achieved Gold at several World Table Tennis Championships in either doubles or team play. She played right-handed Chinese penhold style...

 Yang Young-Ja
Yang Young-Ja
Yang Young-Ja is a former female table tennis player from South Korea who won gold medals in women's doubles at the 1987 ITTF World Championships and the 1988 Summer Olympics, together with Hyun Jung-Hwa...

 Yoo Nam-Kyu
Yoo Nam-Kyu
Yoo Nam-Kyu is a male former table tennis player from South Korea who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, and in the 1996 Summer Olympics....

: Olympic gold medal at Seoul 1988
Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Table tennis was first included in the Olympic program at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, with four events contested.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...

. Yoon Jae-Young
Yoon Jae-Young
Yoon Jae-Young is a South Korean table tennis player. He won a bronze medal with the South Korean men's team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :*...

 Yoon Ki-Sook
Yoon Ki-Sook
Yoon Ki-Sook is a former female table tennis player from South Korea. In 1967 she won two medals in single and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships....

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1967. Kaii Yoshida
Kaii Yoshida
Kaii Yoshida is a China-born Japanese table tennis player who is ranked among the top fifty athletes in his sport. Kaii was spotted by a Japanese Coach in 1997...

 Yu Mengyu
Yu Mengyu
Yu Mengyu is a Singaporean table tennis player.-Career records:Singles *World Championships: round of 16 .*Pro Tour winner : India Open 2009. Runner-up : India Open 2010.*Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 1...

 Yu Sun-Bok
Yu Sun-Bok
Yu Sun-Bok is a former female table tennis player from North Korea who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...


Z

Ella Zeller
Ella Zeller
Ella Zeller was a former female table tennis player. From 1952 to 1964 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

Zhang Jike
Zhang Jike
Zhang Jike is a Chinese table tennis player.Zhang Jike is the reigning World Champion and World Cup winner in singles. Should he win the Olympic gold medal in singles, he will be the fourth male player in the history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam.- Equipment :Zhang Jike currently...

: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 2011, winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 2011. Zhang Li
Zhang Li (table tennis)
Zhang Li is a former female table tennis player from China. From 1973 to 1979 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.-References:...

: winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 1976. Zhang Xielin
Zhang Xielin
Zhang Xielin is a Chinese table-tennis player who carried the Olympic flag in 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony.He was active in the 1960s and uses a rare pen-grip chopping style...

Zhang Yining
Zhang Yining
Zhang Yining is a female Chinese table tennis player. She is considered one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-History:...

: Olympic gold medal at Athens 2004
Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics
thumb|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

; Olympic gold medal at Beijing 2008
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games...

; winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

 in 2005, 2009; winner of World Cup
Table Tennis World Cup
The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

 in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005; winner of Asian Championships
Asian Table Tennis Championships
The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation . From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asia...

 in 2007. Zhuang Zedong: winner of World Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

in 1961, 1963, 1965.

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