Lü Lin (; born April 6, 1969, in

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)Lu Lin
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player and Olympic champion. He uses a pen-grip topspin style, and is best known for the combination of him and Wang Tao in men's doubles championships. He won a gold medal in men's doubles at the

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with Wang Tao."1992 Summer Olympics – Barcelona, Spain – Table Tennis"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 7, 2008) They took part in the

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again, where they won a silver medal."1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Table Tennis"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 7, 2008) The combo also won the men's doubles title at 1993 and 1995 World Table Tennis Championships. Lü Lin's son, Lü Xiang (born 1996), is also a table tennis player. He won the Men's Doubles title at the 2014 German Open.

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