Li Furong (simplified Chinese: 李富荣; traditional Chinese: 李富榮; pinyin: Lǐ Fùróng; Wade–Giles: Li Fu-jung; born 1942 in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese male table tennis player.[1] He was a native of Zhejiang province starting to play table tennis at 15 and joined the national team in 1959.[2] Li helped the Chinese men's team win four team titles at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1961, 1963, 1965 and 1971.[3] In men's singles competitions, he made 3 consecutive appearances at the finals of the World Championships in 1961, 1963, and 1965. However, Li lost to compatriot Zhuang Zedong in all of the three finals, making himself become one of four players who played in three finals without winning (together with Hungarian Laszlo Bellak, Polish Alojzy Ehrlich and countryman Ma Lin).[4] Rumor had it that Li's losses at the finals were prearranged.[5][6] The 1961 Championships was referred as the commencement of match fixing in history of Chinese table tennis.[7]
In 1999, Li was inducted into the ITTF Hall of Fame.[8] Li became the president of Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) in 2001.[2] The post was succeeded by Cai Zhenhua in 2009 and Li was awarded the ATTU Honorary Life President in 2010.[9]
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January 06, 2023
furong, simplified, chinese, 李富荣, traditional, chinese, 李富榮, pinyin, fùróng, wade, giles, jung, born, 1942, shanghai, china, chinese, male, table, tennis, player, native, zhejiang, province, starting, play, table, tennis, joined, national, team, 1959, helped, . Li Furong simplified Chinese 李富荣 traditional Chinese 李富榮 pinyin Lǐ Furong Wade Giles Li Fu jung born 1942 in Shanghai China is a Chinese male table tennis player 1 He was a native of Zhejiang province starting to play table tennis at 15 and joined the national team in 1959 2 Li helped the Chinese men s team win four team titles at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1961 1963 1965 and 1971 3 In men s singles competitions he made 3 consecutive appearances at the finals of the World Championships in 1961 1963 and 1965 However Li lost to compatriot Zhuang Zedong in all of the three finals making himself become one of four players who played in three finals without winning together with Hungarian Laszlo Bellak Polish Alojzy Ehrlich and countryman Ma Lin 4 Rumor had it that Li s losses at the finals were prearranged 5 6 The 1961 Championships was referred as the commencement of match fixing in history of Chinese table tennis 7 1965 7 1965 28th World Championship Li Furong Li FurongNative name李富荣Full nameLI Furong LI Fu JungNationality ChinaBornShanghai ChinaMedal record Men s table tennisRepresenting ChinaWorld Championships1971 Nagoya Team1965 Ljubljana Singles1965 Ljubljana Doubles1965 Ljubljana Team1963 Prague Singles1963 Prague Doubles1963 Prague Team1961 Beijing Singles1961 Beijing Doubles1961 Beijing Mixed Doubles1961 Beijing TeamIn this Chinese name the family name is Li 李 In 1999 Li was inducted into the ITTF Hall of Fame 8 Li became the president of Asian Table Tennis Union ATTU in 2001 2 The post was succeeded by Cai Zhenhua in 2009 and Li was awarded the ATTU Honorary Life President in 2010 9 References Edit Ai Lu 11 November 2010 10 of Shanghai s best sporting superstars CNNGo com Archived from the original on 24 August 2011 Retrieved 30 April 2011 a b Li Furong re elected as ATTU president Xinhua 31 August 2005 Retrieved 30 April 2011 LI Furong LI Fu Jung CHN ITTF Retrieved 30 April 2011 Table tennis facts you need to know Xinhua 19 May 2007 Retrieved 30 April 2011 Edgar Clark 30 March 1964 Table Talk With Young Li Of Red China Sports Illustrated Retrieved 30 April 2011 Table Tennis A Game of War TIME 7 May 1965 Archived from the original on November 7 2012 Retrieved 30 April 2011 Xinmin Weekly 23 March 2007 追溯中国乒乓让球事件 受害者远非何智丽一人 QQ com in Chinese Retrieved 30 April 2011 The ITTF Hall of Fame ITTF Archived from the original on 9 August 2011 Retrieved 30 April 2011 Li Furong awarded title of ATTU Honorary Life President Chinese Olympic Committee 17 November 2010 Retrieved 30 April 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Li Furong amp oldid 1034680102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
