Kong Linghui

Updated: 2004-08-02 09:57

Born in Heilongjiang Province in 1975.

champion of men's table tennis singles at 27th Olympics.

Started playing table tennis in 1981.

Selected to the national team at the age of 12.

Champion of men's singles and men's team in the 1994 world Junior Table Tennis Championships.

Champion of men's team, singles and mixed doubles in the 1994 Asian Table Tennis Championships.

Champion of men's team and mixed doubles, paired with Deng Yaping, in the 12th Asian Games.

Champion of men's team, singles and mixed doubles, teamed with Deng Yaping, in the 1995 World Table Tennis Championships held in Tianjin.

First in men's singles in the 1995 World Cup held in France.

Gold medallist in men's doubles, paired with Liu Guoliang, in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics

Men's team champion, second in mixed doubles, paired with Deng Yaping, and third in men's singles in the1997 World Table Tennis Championships held in Manchester.

Gold medallist in men' team and men's doubles, paired with Liu Guoliang, and 3rd in men's singles in the 1998 Asian Games.

Men's team champion in the 1999 World Table Tennis Championships held in Holland.

First in men's doubles, paired with Ma Lin, and 2nd in men's singles in the 2000 ITTF Grand Prix in Australia.

Second in men's team in the 1999 World Team Table Tennis Championships held in Malaysia.

Men's doubles champion, paired with Liu Guoliang, in the 2000 ITTF Grand Prix held in Florida.