- Liu Guoliang
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fullname = Liu Guoliang
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nationality = CHN
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birthdate = birth date and age|1976|1|10
birthplace =Xinxiang ,Henan ,China
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medaltemplates=MedalGold |2001 Osaka |Team |Liu Guoliang (Chinese: 刘国梁;
Pinyin : Liú Guóliáng; bornJanuary 10 ,1976 ) is a Chinesetable tennis player who won all titles at major world tournaments including World Championships, World Cup andOlympic Games . The second man to achieve a career gland slam of 3 majors (Olympic Gold, World Cup, World Championships).Biography
Liu Guoliang was born in
Xinxiang ,Henan , PRC. 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 the2008 Summer Olympics in addition to the medal sweep by Ma Lin, Wang Hao, andWang Liqin .His playing style is based on the use of short pimple-out rubber and he uses a penholder grip. His blade is STIGA Clipper, his forehand rubber is STIGA Clippa and his reverse backhand is STIGA Mendo Energy.
Liu Guoliang's older bother,
Liu Guodong , is the current head coach of the Singapore table tennis national teamcite web |url= http://en.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/headlines/tabletennis/n214547045.shtml|title= Table Tennis Day 3 Review: Singapore enters final to face unstoppable China|accessdate=2008-08-16 |work=|publisher=Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympia|date=August 15, 2008] .References
* http://www.stigatabletennis.com/players.asp?Id=51
* [http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=4282&NAMES=LIU+Guoliang+(CHN)&Assoc1=CHN&Assoc=&s_Gender=&s_Names=Liu+Guoliang& ITTF stats]
* [http://en.olympic.cn/athletes/serch_L/2003-11-06/4667.html Chinese Olympic Committee profile]
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