Kong Linghui

Kong Linghui

Kong Linghui ( Chinese  孔 令 輝  /  孔 令 辉 , Pinyin Kǒng Lìnghuī ; born October 18, 1975 in Harbin , Heilongjiang Province , People's Republic of China ) is a former Chinese table tennis player and today's trainer. He was Olympic champion in 2000 in individual.

Career

At the age of 7 he started intensive table tennis training. In 1994 he was accepted into the Chinese national team. In the same year he moved to the German Bundesliga , where he played for TTC Jülich in 1994/95 and for TTF Ochsenhausen in 1995/96 . Then he moved to Italy to Libertas Alfaterna. In 1999 he returned to Germany to the TTF Bad Honnef . However, his eligibility to play in Germany expired in January 2000 because he joined a Chinese club.

His greatest successes:

• 1st place in the individual and with the Chinese team at the WTTC 1995 in Tianjin (CHN). In the final, he beat the one year younger Chinese Liu Guoliang , who is currently the Chinese men's national coach.
• 1st place in the individual at the Olympic Summer Games 2000 in Sydney (AUS). In the final he beat Jan-Ove Waldner with 3-2 sets. Course: Kong won the first two sets. He awarded the 2-0 lead. The score was 2: 2, with both players playing great table tennis. In the last set, Waldner completely lost his form and was 3:10 behind. Thanks to some concentration holes of the Chinese, Waldner was able to catch up again at 12:15. But after China's "time-out", Kong extended his lead to 20:12. In the end, Kong won the set 21:13 and was Olympic champion in the men's singles until 2004. In 2004 he was replaced by the South Korean Ryu Seung Min .

In early 2006 he became the coach of the Chinese national team, and in October 2006 he retired. In 2012 he succeeded Shi Zhihao as the head coach of the Chinese women's national team. In 2017, Kong Linghui was suspended as a coach during the ongoing World Cup . He was accused of betting debts, and in 2006, while drunk, he caused a car accident.

In 2010 he was inducted into the ITTF Hall of Fame .

successes

• 1st place in the men's singles at the WTTC 1995 in Tianjin (CHN). In the final he won against another Chinese, Liu Guoliang .
• 1st place in the Men's World Cup 1995 in Nimes (FRA).
• 1st place in men's doubles (with Liu Guoliang ) at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta (USA).
• 1st place in the men's singles at the Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney (AUS).
• 2nd place in men's doubles (with Liu Guoliang ) at the Olympic Games 2000 in Sydney (AUS).

In the finals Kong / Liu also against two Chinese, Wang Liqin and Yan Sen .

• 2nd place in the men's singles at the WTTC 2001 in Osaka (JPN). In the final, Kong played against Wang Liqin.

History: Kong was already leading 2-0 when Wang turned the game around. In the end, Wang prevailed with 21:13 in the 5th set.

• 2nd place at the Men's World Cup 2002 in China. In the final, Kong lost to the German table tennis player Timo Boll with 1: 4 sets.
• 3rd place in the men's singles at the WTTC 2003 in Paris. In the semifinals Kong lost against eventual winner Werner Schlager in seven sets. The 7th set ended 12:14 from Kong's point of view.
• 1st place in men's doubles (with Wang Hao ) at the WTTC 2005 in Shanghai. In the final, the two Chinese defeated the two German Timo Boll and Christian Süss with 1: 4.

Further successes in individual

• 2nd place at the China Open 1994.
• 1st place at the Korea Open 1994 in Seoul.
• 1st place at the US Open 1994.
• 1st place at the Yugoslavia Open 1994.
• 1st place at the Asian Championships in 1994.
• 1st place at the China Open 1995.
• 1st place at the World Allstars Circuit 1995 in Shenzen.
• 1st place at the World Allstars Circuit 1995 in Hong Kong.
• 1st place at the 1996 Asian Championships in Kallang.
• 1st place at the 1996 World Allstars Circuit in Seville.
• 2nd place at the Dream Cup 1998 in Tadotsu.
• 2nd place at the Pondus Cup 1999 in Copenhagen.

Private

Kong Linghui is a lateral descendant in the 76 generation of the philosopher Confucius. From 2002 to 2013, Kong Linghui lived with the Chinese actress Ma Su.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	1996	Kallang	SIN	gold	gold	Quarter finals	2
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	1994	Tianjin	CHN	gold		gold	1
CHN	Asian Cup	1992	Hong Kong	HKG	Semifinals
CHN	Asian Games	2002	Busan	COR	Semifinals	Semifinals		1
CHN	Asian Games	1998	Bangkok	THA	Semifinals	gold		1
CHN	Asian Games	1994	Hiroshima	JPN			gold	1
CHN	Asian Youth Champ.ATTU Cadets	1989	New Delhi	IND	gold
CHN	ASIA TOP12	1999	Kish Island	IRI	1
CHN	Olympic games	2004	Athens	GRE		last 16
CHN	Olympic games	2000	Sydney	OUT	gold	Silver medal
CHN	Olympic games	1996	Atlanta	United States	last 16	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2006	Yokohama	JPN	last 16	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Harbin	CHN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2005	Doha	QAT	last 16	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Kobe	JPN	Semifinals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Changchun	CHN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Wuxi	CHN	Quarter finals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Singapore	SIN	Quarter finals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Pyeongchang	COR	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2004	Athens	GRE	last 16	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Johor Bahru	MAS	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Guangzhou	CHN	Quarter finals	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2003	Jeju-Si	COR	Semifinals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Farum	THE	Quarter finals	last 16
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Warsaw	POLE	last 32	silver
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Eindhoven	NED	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Magdeburg	GER	last 16	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Fort Lauderdale	United States	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Qingdao City	CHN	last 16	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2002	Doha	QAT	Semifinals	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	2001	Yokohama	JPN		last 16
CHN	Pro tour	2001	Seoul	COR	last 16	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2000	Farum	THE	Quarter finals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	2000	Rio de Janeiro	BRA	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2000	Fort Lauderdale	United States	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2000	Kobe City	JPN	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	2000	Chang Chun City	CHN	Semifinals	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	1999	Karlskrona	SWE	silver	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	1999	Lievin	FRA	gold	gold
CHN	Pro tour	1999	Linz / Wels	AUT	gold	gold
CHN	Pro tour	1998	Courmayeur	ITA	Quarter finals	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro tour	1998	Ji 'Nan City	CHN	Quarter finals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	1998	Melbourne	OUT	gold	gold
CHN	Pro tour	1998	Wakayama	JPN	gold	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	1998	Kota Kinabalu	MAS	silver	gold
CHN	Pro tour	1998	Doha	QAT	last 16	silver
CHN	Pro tour	1997	Zhuhai	CHN	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	1997	Ipoh	MAS	gold	silver
CHN	Pro tour	1997	Fort Lauderdale	United States	gold	Semifinals
CHN	Pro tour	1997	Rio de Janeiro	BRA	Semifinals	gold
CHN	Pro tour	1997	Doha	QAT	Semifinals	Scratched
CHN	Pro tour	1996	Xi'an	CHN	gold	gold
CHN	Pro tour	1996	Kettering	CLOSELY	gold	Semifinals
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2004	Beijing	CHN	last 16	silver
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2002	Stockholm	SWE	last 16	gold
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	2000	Kobe City	JPN	Quarter finals	Quarter finals
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	1999	Sydney	OUT	silver	gold
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	1998	Paris	FRA	Semifinals	Semifinals
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	1997	Hong Kong	HKG	Quarter finals	gold
CHN	Pro Tour Grand Finals	1996	Tian Jin	CHN	gold	Quarter finals
CHN	World Championship	2005	Shanghai	CHN	last 16	gold
CHN	World Championship	2004	Doha	QAT				1
CHN	World Championship	2003	Paris	FRA	Semifinals	silver
CHN	World Championship	2001	Osaka	JPN	silver	silver	no participants	1
CHN	World Championship	2000	Kuala Lumpur	MAS				2
CHN	World Championship	1999	Eindhoven	NED	Quarter finals	gold	no participants
CHN	World Championship	1997	Manchester	CLOSELY	Semifinals	gold	silver	1
CHN	World Championship	1995	Tianjin	CHN	gold	no participants	silver	1
CHN	World cup	2002	Jinan	CHN	silver
CHN	World cup	2000	Yangzhou	CHN	9-12 space
CHN	World cup	1999	Xiaolan	0	9-12 space
CHN	World cup	1998	Shantou	CHN	5th-8th space
CHN	World cup	1997	Nimes	FRA	silver
CHN	World cup	1996	Nimes	FRA	9-12 space
CHN	World cup	1995	Nimes	FRA	gold
CHN	World cup	1994	Taipei	CHN	5th-8th space
CHN	WTC World Team Cup	1995	Atlanta	United States				5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://en.olympic.cn/athletes/serch_K/2003-11-06/4656.html
2. ↑ DTS magazine , 1994/8 page 10
3. ^ DTS magazine , 1995/5 page 27
4. ↑ DTS magazine , 1997/3 page 17
5. ↑ DTS magazine , 1999/6 page 19
6. ↑ DTS magazine , 2000/2, pp. 36–36
7. ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2006/8 page 49
8. ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2006/11 page 21
9. ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2012/12 page 43
10. ↑ Henry James: King Kong gambled away - tischtennis magazine , 2017/6 page 60
11. ↑ Hall of Fame ( Memento from August 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on August 4, 2011; PDF file; 397 kB)
12. ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2007/3 page 7
13. ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2013/9 page 7
14. ↑ Kong Linghui results from ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed September 10, 2011)

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Kong is the family name here, Linghui is the first name.