Li Ching (table tennis)

Li Ching
Full name	Li Ching
Nationality	Hong Kong
Born	(1975-03-07) 7 March 1975 (age 49) Doumen, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing style	Penhold Grip
Highest ranking	10[1]
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  Hong Kong Olympic Games 2004 Athens Doubles World Championships 2006 Bremen Team 2007 Zagreb Doubles 2008 Guangzhou Team World Cup 2007 Magdeburg Team Asian Games 2006 Doha Doubles 2002 Busan Team 2006 Doha Singles 2006 Doha Team

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Ching (traditional Chinese: 李靜; simplified Chinese: 李静; Jyutping: lei⁵ zing⁶; born 7 March 1975 in Doumen, Guangdong, China) is a table tennis player from Hong Kong. He is best known for the joint silver medal he won for Hong Kong at the Athens Olympic in 2004.

Career

Born in Guangdong, Li joined the Chinese national table tennis team in 1990, and won second place at the men's single table tennis competition at the National Cup in China.

Li's performance during his time at the Chinese national team fluctuated wildly, due primarily to switching of tactics. In 1994, Li withdrew from the Chinese national team for health reason, and moved to Hong Kong to join its national table tennis team.

During Li's time on the Hong Kong team, he paired up with Ko Lai Chak as a duo, and achieved legendary status after the duo's silver medal win in Athens. In 2006, the duo won a pair of gold medal in their category at the Asian Games held in Doha. Li himself did not do as well in the solo table tennis discipline, being defeated by fellow Chinese athletes during the semi-final stages.

Li is now a table tennis coach and led the Hong Kong women's team to a bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[2]

References

1. "World ranking Record for LI Ching (HKG)". ITTF World Ranking. ITTF. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
2. "Table tennis coach Li Ching crowned online for his brilliant quotes". TheStandard. Retrieved 26 October 2022.

External links

• Hong Kong Sports Star Interviews – Li Ching