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Cai Zhenhua
Full nameCai Zhenhua
Nationality China
Born (1961-09-03) 3 September 1961 (age 62)
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Gothenburg Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1985 Gothenburg Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1983 Tokyo Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Tokyo Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tokyo Men's Team
Silver medal – second place 1981 Novi Sad Singles
Gold medal – first place 1981 Novi Sad Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1981 Novi Sad Men's Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Jakarta Singles
Silver medal – second place 1982 Jakarta Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Jakarta Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1982 Jakarta Men's Team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Calcutta Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Calcutta Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1980 Calcutta Men's Team

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Cai Zhenhua (simplified Chinese: 蔡振华; traditional Chinese: 蔡振華; pinyin: Cài Zhènhuá; born 3 September 1961 in Wuxi, Jiangsu) is a male former table tennis player from China. He is the deputy Director of State General Administration of Sports and the president of the Chinese Football Association, the Chinese Badminton Association and the Chinese Table Tennis Association.

Career

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.[1]

He worked as the lead coach of the Chinese men's team from 1991 to 2004, during which he played an important role in leading the Chinese team to its comeback.

In April 2007, Cai became the deputy Director of State General Administration of Sports. He was elected as the president of the Chinese Badminton Association on 18 February 2009 and the president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association on 27 February 2009.[2][3] On 21 January 2014, he was elected as the president of the Chinese Football Association.[4]

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