Li Chunli
Li Chunli | |
Li (right) after being appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2017 | |
Other spellings: | 李春麗 / 李春丽 |
Nation: | New Zealand |
Date of birth: | February 28, 1962 |
Place of birth: | Guiping |
Playing hand: | right |
How to play: | Penholder |
Best world ranking : | 37 (May 2001) |
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Li Chunli ( Chinese 李春麗 / 李春丽 , Pinyin Lǐ Chūnlì ; born February 28, 1962 in Guiping ) is a former Chinese and later New Zealand table tennis player . At the World Cup in 1997 she won the bronze medal and was part of the Chinese team in 1982 Asian champion.
Career
Li Chunli became one of the best table tennis players in China and was particularly successful in doubles. She was Chinese mixed champion twice. Li emigrated to New Zealand in 1987 and then represented her new country until she retired in 2004 to become national coach.
She took part in four Olympic Games and twice in the Commonwealth Games . In 2011 she came out of her retirement and started to represent New Zealand again. Li led the New Zealand team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. For several years she stayed temporarily in Tokyo to compete in the lucrative Japanese professional league.
At the 2017 New Year Awards, Li was named a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for Services to Table Tennis.
Private
Li Chunli's younger sister, Karen Li, is also a New Zealand national team player.
Results from the ITTF database
Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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CHN | Asian Championship | 1982 | Jakarta | IDN | 1 | |||
NZL | Olympic games | 2004 | Athens | GRE | last 32 | last 16 | ||
NZL | Olympic games | 2000 | Sydney | OUT | last 32 | immediately excluded | ||
NZL | Olympic games | 1996 | Atlanta | United States | immediately excluded | |||
NZL | Olympic games | 1992 | Barcelona | ESP | immediately excluded | |||
NZL | Commonwealth Games | 2014 | Glasgow | SCO | last 16 | 3 | ||
NZL | Commonwealth Games | 2002 | Manchester | CLOSELY | gold | silver | Semifinals | 3 |
NZL | Pro tour | 2003 | Guangzhou | CHN | last 32 | last 32 | ||
NZL | Pro tour | 2003 | Kobe | JPN | last 32 | |||
NZL | World Championship | 2012 | Dortmund | GER | 48 | |||
NZL | World Championship | 2010 | Moscow | RUS | 36 | |||
NZL | World Championship | 2003 | Paris | FRA | last 32 | last 32 | ||
NZL | World Championship | 2001 | Osaka | JPN | last 64 | last 128 | ||
NZL | World Championship | 2000 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | 32 | |||
NZL | World Championship | 1999 | Eindhoven | NED | last 32 | last 32 | ||
NZL | World Championship | 1991 | Chiba | JPN | last 32 | |||
NZL | World cup | 2013 | Kobe | JPN | Agony | |||
NZL | World cup | 2012 | Huangshi | CHN | ICC Group
(2nd place) |
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NZL | World cup | 1998 | Taipei | TPE | Quarter finals | |||
NZL | World cup | 1997 | Shanghai | CHN | 3rd place |
Web links
- Ian Marshall: Li Chunli, Oceania's best ever? Article about Li Chunli from June 8, 2020 on the website of the World Table Tennis Association (ittf.com) (accessed on August 2, 2020)
- Li Chunli was China's gift to New Zealand sport. (accessed on August 2, 2020)
Individual evidence
- ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2020/7 page 43
- ↑ Li Chunli, Oceania's best ever? June 8, 2020, accessed August 2, 2020 (UK English).
- ↑ New Year Honors List 2017. Accessed August 2, 2020 (en-NZ).
- ↑ Players matches. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Li Chunli. Retrieved August 2, 2020 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Li, Chunli |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand table tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1962 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Guiping |