Xu Yinsheng (; born 12 May 1938 in

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) is a male former

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player from

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Table tennis career

From 1959 to 1965 he won seven medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the

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. His seven World Championship medals included four

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s; three in the team event and one in the doubles with Zhuang Zedong at the

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. He was the coach of the national team in Nagoya 1971 World Championship.

Professional Achievements

He was president of the

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from 1995, following the sudden death of Sven-Olof Hammarlund, till 1999, when he was succeeded by the Canadian

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. He has been inducted in the

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in 2010.

Other significance

On the eve of the

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, Xu's advice for playing ping pong was viewed as informative also in the context of commerce, and as endorsed by

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, it was promoted as relevant inspiration for retail workers.

References

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The ITTF Hall of Fame
1938 births Living people Chinese male table tennis players Presidents of the International Table Tennis Federation Table tennis players from Shanghai {{PRChina-tabletennis-bio-stub

Table tennis career

Professional Achievements

Other significance

See also

References

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