Liu Guoliang - table tennis legend
Liu Guoliang is a Chinese table tennis player
(simplified Chinese: 刘国梁; traditional Chinese: 劉國梁; pinyin: Liú Guóliáng; born January 10, 1976, in Xinxiang, Henan) who has won all titles at major world tournaments including World Championships, World Cup and Olympic Games. The second man to achieve a career grand slam of 3 majors (Olympic Gold, World Cup, World Championships). He is considered by many to be one of the greatest players of all time. He has also played with Kong Linghui in the doubles.
Biography
Liu Guoliang was born in Xinxiang, Henan. He was appointed as the head coach of the China's National Men's Team at the age of 27. He has retired after the 2001 season. He is currently the head coach of the Chinese Men's National Table Tennis Team and has coached them to a team gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in addition to the medal sweep by Ma Lin, Wang Hao, and Wang Liqin.
Liu Guoliang's older brother, Liu Guodong, is the current head coach of the Indonesia table tennis national team. Liu Guodong has recently resigned from his job as head coach of the Singapore women's team.
Equipment
His playing style is based on the use of short pimple-out rubber and he uses a penholder grip. He is the forerunner of the backhand reverse topspin. His blade is Stiga Clipper, his forehand rubber is Stiga Clippa and his reverse backhand rubber is Stiga Mendo Energy.
The second man in the history of table tennis to win a career grand slam of three majors (Olympic Gold, World Cup, World Championships), Liu Guoliang is credited with the game-changing introduction of the backhand reverse top spin.
Even after his retirement, Liu would continue the legacy of his on-court ferocity by taking the Chinese men’s team to Olympic gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics as their coach.
The head coach of the contingent of male table tennis players who are in Rio for the Olympics, the 40-year-old’s easy acceptance of regulations and affable advices to players – including asking one to drink alcohol when under pressure – make him one of the most loved figures in TT.
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