About Zhang Li
Lived 1951 – 2019 (aged 67). Zhang Li was a Chinese table tennis player.
Zhang Li (; 3 May 1951 – 13 February 2019) was a female international table tennis player from China.
Table tennis career From 1973 to 1979 she won ten medals in the World Table Tennis Championships and several medals in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.
The ten World Championship medals included four gold medals; one in the singles at the 1979 World Table Tennis Championships with Zhang Deying and three more in the Corbillon Cup (team event) for China.
Personal life After retiring from competition, Zhang and her husband Li Zhenshi moved to the US, where they directed the World Champions Table Tennis Academy in San Jose, California. She died on 13 February 2019.
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Who was Zhang Li?
Chinese table tennis player
When was Zhang Li born?
Zhang Li was born on 3 May 1951 in Xinxiang.
When did Zhang Li die?
Zhang Li died on 13 February 2019.
What was Zhang Li's occupation?
Zhang Li was a table tennis player.
What nationality was Zhang Li?
Zhang Li was Chinese.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Zhang Li (table tennis)
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