Zhang Xielin

Zhang Xielin (born 1940) is a Chinese table-tennis player who carried the Olympic flag in 2008 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony.[1]

Zhang Xielin (Chang Shih-Lin)

Zhang Xielin in 1965.
Personal information
Nationality	China
Born	1940
Medal record Representing  China World Table Tennis Championships 1961 singles 1963 singles 1963 doubles 1963 team 1965 team 1965 doubles 1965 mixed doubles 1971 mixed doubles

Table tennis career

He was active in the 1960s and uses a rare pen-grip chopping style. 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[2][3] 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.[4][5]

See also

• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References

1. Zhang, Xielin. "Olympics - Opening Ceremony". Retrieved 2009-06-26.
2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
3. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
4. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
5. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.