)
Name: LIU Guoliang
Gender: M
Date of birth: July 10, 1976
Place of birth: Xinxiang, Henan Province
Height: 1.68m
Sport: Table tennis
刘国梁是中国第一位世乒赛、世界杯和奥运会“大满贯”获得者,曾经囊括了乒乓球团体和单项的所有世界冠军头衔于一身,这一特殊身份是他27岁就能担当国家男队主教练的优势之一。
自2003年执教中国男子乒乓球队以来,刘国梁取得了不俗的带队成绩。特别是在2006德国不莱梅世乒赛男团决赛上,他带领卫冕冠军中国队以3比0大胜最大劲敌韩国队,实现了世乒赛男团三连冠,这也是中国男队第15次捧起斯韦思林杯。正如他在赛前曾说的,“我喜欢出征的感觉,喜欢比赛的刺激,当队员我是大满贯,当教练,我也要拿所有的冠军。”
Personal best: 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games - 1st singles and doubles
Sports career: Started playing table tennis at the age of six. Joined the "August 1" team in 1986 and the national team in 1991.
High performances:
1993 World Championships - 2nd team, 3rd doubles
1994 World Cup - 1st team
1995 World Championships - 1st team, 2nd singles & 3rd doubles (with Lin Zhigang)
1995 World Cup - 3rd singles
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games - 1st singles & doubles (with Kong Linghui)
1996 World Cup - 1st singles
1997 World Championships - 1st doubles (with Kong Linghui), mixed doubles
(with Wu Na) & team
1998 World Cup - 4th singles
1999 World Club Championships - 1st team
1999 Austrian1 Open - 1st doubles, 2nd singles
1999 German Team Open - 1st singles
2000 World Championships - 2nd team
2001 China Open - 2nd singles
2001 US Open - 1st doubles
2001 World Team Championships - 1st team, 2nd doubles
Honours:
He Retired2 in 2002. Became coach of the national men's team and student of HR management in Management School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Appointed3 leader of the coaching and research group and head coach of the national men's team on June 23, 2003.
Coaching experience:
Liu Guoliang is China's first table tennis player who has made a clean sweep of all titles at major world tournaments4 including World Championships, World Cup and Olympic Games. That's one of the reasons why he was appointed head coach of the national men's team at the age of 27.