Erik Lindh (born 24 May 1964, in

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) is a former international

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player who competed in the

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and in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. In the

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he finished in third place and won the

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. He was a member of the winning Swedish teams in the

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and

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World Table Tennis Team Championships. He also won an

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title. Lindh was a pioneer of the style of looping the ball very early - often straight after the bounce.

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"Erik Lindh vs. Mattew Syed - Sear's International Challenge - Video"

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