Lin Gaoyuan (Chinese: 林高远; pinyin: Lín Gāoyuǎn; born 19 March 1995) is a Chinese table tennis player. He was the Asian Cup champion in 2017,[5] and was a member of the Chinese teams that took the gold medals at the World Team Championships in 2018 and 2022.
Career
2011
On July 3, 2011, in the 2011 ITTF Tour Korea Open men's singles semi-finals, Lin Gaoyuan lost 2-4 to South Korea's Lee Sang-soo and won the men's singles third place.[6] On July 10, in the men's doubles final of the 2011 ITTF Japan Open, Lin Gaoyuan/Wu Jiaji defeated the Japanese pair Matsudaira Kenta/Niwa Takuma 4-1 to win the championship.[7] On July 23, Lin Gaoyuan played for the Chinese team in the men's team final of the 2011 Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships, helping the Chinese team defeat the Japanese team with a total score of 3-0 and win the championship.[8]On October 20, Lin Gaoyuan played for the Guangzhou team in the men's table tennis final of the 7th City Games of the People's Republic of China. In the end, the Guangzhou team lost to the Baoding team 1-3 and won the runner-up.[9] On October 23, Lin Gaoyuan won the bronze medal in the men's singles table tennis competition at the 7th Urban Games of the People's Republic of China.[10] On November 15, in the men's team competition of the 2011 World Youth Table Tennis Championships, Lin Gaoyuan defeated Yoshimura Masaharu 3-1 in the first set, and defeated Niwa Takuma 3-1 in the fourth set. In the end, the Chinese team defeated the Japanese team 3-1 to win the men's team championship.[11] On November 21, in the men's singles final of the 2011 World Youth Table Tennis Championships, Lin Gaoyuan lost 2-4 to Takahiro Niwa and won the men's singles runner-up.[12]
2018
On February 26, 2018, Lin Gaoyuan won the men's championship in the 2018 Table Tennis World Cup Team Tournament with the Chinese team.[13]
2020
On January 29, 2020, in the 2020 German Table Tennis Open mixed doubles 1/8 finals, Lin Gaoyuan/Sun Yingsha lost 1-3 to Mizutani Jun/Ito Mima.[14] On February 1, in the men's singles semi-finals of the 2020 German Table Tennis Open, Lin Gaoyuan lost to Xu Xin 0-4 .[15] On February 2, in the men's doubles final of the 2020 German Table Tennis Open, Lin Gaoyuan/Ma Long lost 2-3 to the Korean combination Zhao Dacheng/Zhang Yuzhen and won the runner-up.[16] On March 6, in the first round of the men's singles match of the 2020 ITTF World Tour Qatar Open, Lin Gaoyuan lost 3-4 to Belarusian player Samsonov.[17] On August 21, in the men's team final of the National Table Tennis Team Tokyo Olympic Simulation Tournament, the second team consisting of Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin and Lin Gaoyuan lost 0-3 to the men's team consisting of Ma Long, Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong and won the men's team runner-up.[18] On October 4, in the men's team final of the 2020 National Table Tennis Championships, the Guangdong team composed of Lin Gaoyuan, Zhou Qihao and Zhang Chao defeated the Beijing team 3-2 and won the championship.[19]
2021
In May, Lin played the China Olympic Scrimmages, but he lost to Fang Bo in the group stage of the first leg.[20] Lin lost 4–1 to Fan Zhendong in the quarter-finals of the second leg of the Chinese Olympic Scrimmage.[21]
2023
On February 21, 2023, in the mixed doubles final of the first qualifying tournament for the Durban World Table Tennis Championships, Lin Gaoyuan/Chen Xingtong defeated Yu Ziyang/Sun Mingyang 3-1 to win the championship.[22]
^"韩国公开赛冯天薇奥恰洛夫夺冠 中国小将男双摘金" [Feng Tianwei and Otcharov win Korea Open; Chinese teenager wins gold in men's doubles]. sports.sina.com.cn. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 不过在半决赛中林高远以1比4(8比11、9比11、4比11、11比7、5比11)输给韩国的李相秀。 [However, in the semi-finals, Lin Gaoyuan lost to Lee Sang-soo of South Korea 1-4 (8-11, 9-11, 4-11, 11-7, 5-11).]
^"日本乒球赛中国夺男双冠军 冯天薇连续两周女单封后" [China wins men's doubles title at Japan Table Tennis Tournament, Feng Tianwei wins women's singles title for two consecutive weeks]. sports.sina.com.cn. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 此后的比赛中国队两位年轻球员占据上风，他们以11比7、11比9又连赢两局，从而以4比1力挫对手夺取冠军。 [In the subsequent games, the two young players of the Chinese team had the upper hand. They won two consecutive games with scores of 11-7 and 11-9, thus defeating their opponents 4-1 and winning the championship.]
^"亚洲青少年乒乓球锦标赛 中国包揽四项团体冠军" [China wins four team titles at Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships]. sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 半决赛中，中国3-0完胜印度，日本3-1击败韩国。决赛中国对阵日本，林高远、吴家骥、尹航三人出战，直落三盘，捧得冠军。 [In the semi-finals, China defeated India 3-0 and Japan defeated South Korea 3-1. In the final, China played against Japan, with Lin Gaoyuan, Wu Jiaji and Yin Hang winning the championship in three straight sets.]
^"图文-乒乓球男子团体保定夺冠 广州选手林高远发球" [Photo: Baoding wins men's table tennis team championship; Guangzhou player Lin Gaoyuan serves]. sports.sina.com.cn. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 10月20日，广州队选手林高远在比赛中发球。当日，在江西省新余市进行的第七届全国城运会男子乒乓球团体决赛中，保定队以3比1的比分击败对手广州队获得冠军。 [On October 20, Guangzhou team player Lin Gaoyuan served in the game. On the same day, in the men's table tennis team final of the 7th National Urban Games held in Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province, the Baoding team defeated its opponent Guangzhou team with a score of 3 to 1 to win the championship.]
^"城运会乒乓球武杨封后 保定翟超/程靖淇男双夺冠" [Wu Yang wins the table tennis title at the City Games, while Baoding Zhai Chao/Cheng Jingqi win the men's doubles title]. sports.sina.com.cn. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 广州队的林高远在23日进行的比赛中战胜对手获得铜牌。 [Lin Gaoyuan of the Guangzhou team defeated his opponent in the competition held on the 23rd and won the bronze medal.]
^Yiyun, Zhang (16 November 2011). "乒球世青赛中国女团重夺冠军 男团击败日本封王" [Chinese women's team regains title at World Youth Table Tennis Championships, men's team defeats Japan to win]. sports.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 男团决赛同样在中日之间进行，林高远首盘以3-1(11-5，10-12，11-5，11-8)击败吉村真晴，次盘中，宋鸿远以3-0(11-9， 11-6， 11-9)横扫丹羽孝希，第3盘中，郑培峰对阵村松雄斗，在以8-11，7-11先失两局后，以13-11扳回一城，但第4局仍以6-11告负，第4盘林高远再度出战，以3-1(11-8，11-7，3-11，11-5)战胜丹羽孝希，中国队从而以3-1的总比分击败对手夺冠。 [The men's team final was also held between China and Japan. Lin Gaoyuan defeated Yoshimura Masaharu 3-1 (11-5, 10-12, 11-5, 11-8) in the first set. In the second set, Song Hongyuan swept Niwa Takaki 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-9). In the third set, Zheng Peifeng played against Muramatsu Yuto. After losing the first two sets with 8-11 and 7-11, he made a comeback with 13-11, but still lost the fourth set with 6-11. In the fourth set, Lin Gaoyuan played again and defeated Niwa Takaki 3-1 (11-8, 11-7, 3-11, 11-5). The Chinese team defeated their opponents with a total score of 3-1 to win the championship.]
^"世青赛国乒摘六金男单失手 陈梦四冠日新星搅局" [China's men's singles team failed to win six gold medals at the World Youth Championships, Chen Meng won four gold medals, and a rising star disrupted the situation]. sports.sohu.com. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 最终在男单决赛中林高远在先胜一局的情况下，以2-4(11-3,6-11,11-7,6-11,11-13,9-11)遭丹羽孝希逆转，无缘男单金牌。林高远继2010年获得世青赛男单亚军之后，再度获得亚军。 [In the final, Lin Gaoyuan won the first game but was defeated by Takuma Niwa 2-4 (11-3, 6-11, 11-7, 6-11, 11-13, 9-11) and missed the gold medal. Lin Gaoyuan won the runner-up again after winning the men's singles runner-up in the 2010 World Youth Championship.]
^"团体世界杯历届冠军:中国男乒夺9冠 女乒仅丢1冠" [Team World Cup champions: Chinese men's table tennis won 9 titles, women's table tennis lost only 1 title]. sports.sina.com.cn. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 北京时间2月26日消息，2018年乒乓球世界杯团体赛结束全部比赛的争夺，中国男女团双双卫冕，其中女团实现8连冠，历史上第10次夺魁，男团则是7连冠，第9次获得冠军。 [According to news on February 26, Beijing time, the 2018 Table Tennis World Cup Team Competition ended all the competitions. The Chinese men's and women's teams both defended their titles. The women's team won 8 consecutive championships, the 10th time in history, and the men's team won 7 consecutive championships, the 9th time.]
^"德国赛林高远孙颖莎1-3水谷/伊藤 许昕刘诗雯晋级" [Germany Open Lin Gaoyuan Sun Yingsha 1-3 Mizutani/Ito Xu Xin Liu Shiwen advance]. sports.sina.com.cn. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 北京时间1月29日，2020年德国乒乓球公开赛，混双1/8决赛，林高远/孙颖莎1-3水谷隼/伊藤美诚，许昕/刘诗雯3-0斯祖迪/佩格尔。 [On January 29, Beijing time, in the 2020 German Table Tennis Open, in the mixed doubles 1/8 finals, Lin Gaoyuan/Sun Yingsha 1-3 Mizutani Jun/Ito Mima, Xu Xin/Liu Shiwen 3-0 Szudi/Pagel.]
^"德国赛马龙4-2奥恰洛夫 将与许昕争夺男单冠军" [Ma Long defeated Ocharov 4-2 in the German Open and will compete with Xu Xin for the men's singles championship]. sports.sina.com.cn. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 北京时间2月1日，2020年国际乒联德国公开赛男单半决赛，许昕4-0林高远，马龙4-2奥恰洛夫，他将与许昕争夺男单冠军。 [On February 1, Beijing time, in the men's singles semi-finals of the 2020 ITTF German Open, Xu Xin defeated Lin Gaoyuan 4-0, Ma Long defeated Ocharov 4-2, and he will compete with Xu Xin for the men's singles championship.]
^"德国赛国乒夺得女双混双冠军 朱雨玲4-0刘诗雯" [Chinese table tennis team wins women's doubles and mixed doubles championships in Germany, Zhu Yuling defeats Liu Shiwen 4-0]. sports.sina.com.cn. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 男双决赛，马龙/林高远2-3不敌韩国组合赵大成/张禹珍。 [In the men's doubles final, Ma Long/Lin Gaoyuan lost 2-3 to the Korean combination of Cho Dae-sung/Jang Woo-jin.]
^"卡塔尔赛老萨7局鏖战淘汰林高远 与皮切福德争8强" [In Qatar Open, Old Sa defeated Lin Gaoyuan in 7 rounds and will compete with Pickford for the top 8]. sports.sina.com.cn. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 最终，萨姆索诺夫在决胜局以11-7胜出，大比分4比3淘汰林高远。 [In the end, Samsonov won the deciding game 11-7 and eliminated Lin Gaoyuan 4-3.]
^"马龙许昕樊振东3-0横扫二团，夺国乒奥运模拟赛男团冠军" [Ma Long, Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong swept the second team 3-0 and won the men's team championship of the National Table Tennis Olympic Simulation Competition]. wappass.baidu.com. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 21日，国乒东京奥运模拟赛在海南陵水黎族自治县继续进行，男团决赛上演巅峰对决，由马龙、许昕、樊振东组成的男子一团以大比分3:0战胜梁靖崑、王楚钦、林高远组成的二团，夺得男团冠军。 [On the 21st, the national table tennis team's Tokyo Olympic simulation competition continued in Lingshui Li Autonomous County, Hainan. The men's team final staged a peak showdown. The men's team composed of Ma Long, Xu Xin and Fan Zhendong defeated the second team composed of Liang Jingkun, Wang Chuqin and Lin Gaoyuan with a big score of 3:0 and won the men's team championship.]
^Yu, Wang (5 October 2020). "全锦赛广东队逆转北京队夺冠 林高远3-2胜马龙" [Guangdong team reversed Beijing team to win the championship; Lin Gaoyuan defeated Ma Long 3-2]. sports.cctv.com. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 央视网消息：北京时间10月4日，2020年乒乓球全国锦标赛男团的争夺战落幕，广东队3-2逆转北京队，夺得冠军。 [CCTV News: On October 4, Beijing time, the men's team competition of the 2020 National Table Tennis Championships came to an end. The Guangdong team reversed the Beijing team 3-2 and won the championship.]
^"国乒直通赛-林高远/陈幸同混双夺冠 马龙将战梁靖崑" [National Table Tennis Direct Tournament - Lin Gaoyuan/Chen Xingtong win the mixed doubles championship, Ma Long will play Liang Jingkun]. www.163.com. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2024. 中国乒乓球队直通德班世乒赛第一次选拔赛继续进行，混双决赛林高远/陈幸同3-1击败于子洋/孙铭阳获得冠军。 [The first qualifying round for the Chinese table tennis team to qualify for the Durban World Table Tennis Championships continued. In the mixed doubles final, Lin Gaoyuan/Chen Xingtong defeated Yu Ziyang/Sun Mingyang 3-1 to win the championship.]
