Li Zhenshi (), is a male

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player and coach.

Table tennis career

From 1974 to 1981, Zhenshi won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the

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. His nine World Championship medals included four gold medals; two in the team event and two in the doubles with

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and

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. He also won two

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titles.

Personal life

After retiring from competitive playing, Zhenshi and his wife Zhang Li moved to the US, where they now direct the World Champions Table Tennis Academy in

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. Zhenshi was the coach of the US men's national team which won a bronze medal at the 1995

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. He also coached Team USA at the

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Table tennis career

Personal life

See also

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