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

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

Table tennis career

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

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

Personal life

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

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2013-02-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  5. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  6. ^ http://www.butterflyonline.com/WCTTA/coaches.html


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