Chen Longcan (; born March 31, 1965) is a Chinese
table tennis
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player.
Table tennis career
He won a gold medal in the men's doubles with
Wei Qingguang in the
1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
His seven World Championship medals included three
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...
s; one in the doubles with
Wei Qingguang at the
1987 World Table Tennis Championships and two in the team event.
Achievements
*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
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title.
See also
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List of table tennis players
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List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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References
*http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/olympics/2007-07/29/content_6003639.htm
1965 births
Living people
Chinese male table tennis players
Table tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Table tennis players from Sichuan
Olympic table tennis players for China
Olympic gold medalists for China
Olympic medalists in table tennis
Asian Games medalists in table tennis
Sportspeople from Chengdu
Table tennis players at the 1986 Asian Games
Table tennis players at the 1990 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for China
Asian Games bronze medalists for China
20th-century Chinese sportsmen
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