About Zhang Xielin
Born 1940. Zhang Xielin is a Chinese table tennis player and athlete.
Zhang Xielin (born July 1940) is a Chinese table-tennis player who carried the Olympic flag in 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony.
Table tennis career He used a distinctive pen-grip chopping technique and was active in the 1960s. Utilizing steady chops and unpredictable spins, He is one of the earliest successful long-pimple rubber players, and the first Chinese player to win a men's doubles champion (with Wang Zhiliang, at the 1963 World Table Tennis Championships).
His eight World Championship medals included four gold medals; in addition to the men's doubles he won a mixed doubles with Lin Huiqing and two in the team event.
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Who is Zhang Xielin?
Chinese table tennis player
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Zhang Xielin was born in 1940 in Shanghai.
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Zhang Xielin is a table tennis player and athlete.
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Zhang Xielin is Chinese.
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