Liang Geliang () is a former international

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player from

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Table tennis career

From 1971 to 1979 he won many medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the

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and in the

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. His thirteen World Championship medals included six

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s; three in the team event, one in the doubles at the

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with Li Zhenshi and two in the mixed doubles with Li Li and

Ge Xin'ai Ge Xin'ai (; born 1953) is a former international table tennis player from China. Table tennis career From 1975 to 1979 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, and in the World Tabl ...

, respectively.

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Chinese male table tennis players Living people Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 1974 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for China Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China 1950 births Table tennis players from Guangxi People from Yulin, Guangxi 20th-century Chinese sportsmen {{PRChina-tabletennis-bio-stub

Table tennis career

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