Jean-Michel Saive, born in Lige on 17 November 1969, is a Belgian former professional table tennis player. He competed at seven consecutive Olympics from the 1988 Seoul Games, when the sport joined the programme, to London in 2012, and carried the Belgian flag at the opening ceremonies of 1996 and 2004. He was Belgium's best-ranked player without interruption from 1985 to 2011 and was world number one for 515 days in 1994 to 1996. He won 130 medals in international singles tournaments, among them the 1994 European championship, and he was world vice champion in 1993. He retired as a player on 4 December 2015 and narrowly lost his first bid to become President of the International Table Tennis Federation in May 2017.
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Jean-Michel Saive won a total of 130 medals (51 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze) in international singles tournaments.
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he was also a winner in singles at European Championship 1994
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is a Belgian former professional table tennis player
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is a Belgian former professional table tennis player
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Saive competed at seven consecutive Olympics between 1988 and 2012
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Saive competed at seven consecutive Olympics between 1988 and 2012
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Saive competed at seven consecutive Olympics between 1988 and 2012
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Saive competed at seven consecutive Olympics between 1988 and 2012
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Saive competed at seven consecutive Olympics between 1988 and 2012
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Saive competed at seven consecutive Olympics between 1988 and 2012
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Saive competed at seven consecutive Olympics between 1988 and 2012
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