Lü Lin (table tennis)

Lü Lin (Chinese: 吕林; born April 6, 1969, in Wenling)^[1] 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 doubles championships.^{[citation needed]}

Lü Lin
Nationality	China
Born	(1969-04-06) 6 April 1969 (age 55)
Medal record Representing  China Men's Table tennis Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Doubles 1996 Atlanta Doubles

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lü.

He won a gold medal in men's doubles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with Wang Tao.^[2]

They took part in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta again, where they won a silver medal.^[3]

The combo also won the men's doubles title at 1993 and 1995 World Table Tennis Championships.^{[citation needed]}

Lü Lin's son, Lü Xiang (born 1996), is also a table tennis player. He won the Men's Doubles title at the 2014 German Open.^[4]

References

1. sports-reference.com
2. "1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Table Tennis" 2008-08-23 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on June 7, 2008)
3. "1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Table Tennis" 2008-08-22 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on June 7, 2008)
4. Tan, Patrick (1 August 2014). "Lü Xiang: The Son Of An Olympic Champion". Tabletennista.com.

External links

• Lü Lin at World Table Tennis 
• Lü Lin at Olympedia