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Ma Lin

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Ma Lin is a retired Chinese table tennis player, Olympic champion and the current head coach of the Chinese women's national team. He learned the game at five, joined the Chinese national team in 1994 and is the only man to have won Olympic gold in singles, doubles and team events. He once held the professional era record of five major titles, including four World Cups and one Olympic gold, and has won a total of 18 world championships. Since retiring in 2013 he has coached the Guangdong provincial team and, from December 2022, the Chinese women's team.

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1980 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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is a retired Chinese table tennis player
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1. Ma Lin (table tennis) (Wikipedia)
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    born February 19, 1980
  • Categories
    Chinese male table tennis players
  • Lead, world championships
    He has won a total of 18 world championships in his career.
  • Lead, nationality
    is a retired Chinese table tennis player
  • Plays: Table Tennis, Lead
    is a retired Chinese table tennis player
  • Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, Categories, Olympic appearance
    Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, Categories, Olympic appearance
    Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: World Table Tennis Championships, Categories, world championships
    World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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