Zhang Li (table tennis)

Zhang Li (Chinese: 张立; pinyin: Zhāng Lì; Wade–Giles: Chang Li; 3 May 1951[1] – 13 February 2019) was a female international table tennis player from China.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang (Chang).
Zhang Li (Chang Li)
Nationality China
Born3 May 1951
Died13 February 2019(2019-02-13) (aged 67)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Pyongyang Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1979 Pyongyang Team
Silver medal – second place 1977 Birmingham Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Birmingham Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1977 Birmingham Team
Silver medal – second place 1975 Calcutta Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Calcutta Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1975 Calcutta Team
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Sarajevo Singles
Silver medal – second place 1973 Sarajevo Team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Kuala Lumpur Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1978 Kuala Lumpur Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1978 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal – first place 1976 Pyongyang Singles
Silver medal – second place 1976 Pyongyang Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1976 Pyongyang Team
Gold medal – first place 1974 Yokohama Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1974 Yokohama Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1974 Yokohama Team

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.[3]

The ten World Championship medals[4] included four gold medals; one in the singles at the 1979 World Table Tennis Championships with Zhang Deying[5] and three more in the Corbillon Cup (team event) for China.[6][7]

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.[8] She died on 13 February 2019.[9]

References
  1. "Zhang Li" (in Chinese). Dahe Daily. June 12, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  2. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  3. "ITTF_Database". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  4. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  5. "Women's singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  6. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  7. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  8. "World Champions Table Tennis Academy Coaching Team". www.butterflyonline.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  9. "Standing alongside the greatest of all, Zhang Li passes away". International Table Tennis Federation. 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2019-02-18.


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