Chen Longcan (Chinese: 陈龙灿; pinyin: Chén Lóng-càn; born March 31, 1965) is a Chinese table tennis player.

Chen Longcan
Nationality China
Born (1965-03-21) 21 March 1965 (age 59)
Xindu, Sichuan, China
Table tennis career
Playing styleright-handed
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Doubles

Table tennis career edit

He won a gold medal in the men's doubles with Wei Qingguang in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.

His seven World Championship medals[1] [2] included three gold medals; one in the doubles with Wei Qingguang at the 1987 World Table Tennis Championships and two in the team event.[3] [4]

Achievements edit

  • 1985 World Championships - 1st team
  • 1986 World Cup - 1st singles
  • 1987 World Championships - 1st team & doubles (with Wei Qingguang)
  • 1988 Seoul Olympic Games - 1st doubles (with Wei Qingguang)
  • 1989 World Championships - 3rd doubles

He also won an English Open title.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  2. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.