Li Gun-sang
Li Gun-sang 
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| Other spellings: | 이건상 |
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 North Korea
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| Date of birth: | 5th February 1966 |
| Place of birth: | Pyongyang |
| Size: | 177 cm |
| Weight: | 70 kg |
| Playing hand: | right |
| How to play: | Shakehand (attack) |
| Best world ranking : | 9 (late 1991 - late 1993) |
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Li Gun-sang ( Korean 이건상; born February 5, 1966 in Pyongyang ) is a former North Korean table tennis player . He took part in the Olympic Games twice.
Career
In his playing career, Li has won a variety of titles. So he was able to win the bronze medal at the World Team Cup with the team in 1990 and 1991 . He also won bronze with the team at world championships three times ( 1987 , 1989 and 1993 ) .
Li Gun-sang represented his country at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games, but never came close to medal ranks there.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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| PRK | World Championship | 1993 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 16 | 3 | ||
| PRK | World Championship | 1991 | Chiba | JPN | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| PRK | World Championship | 1989 | Dortmund | GER | last 32 | last 64 | 3 | |
| PRK | World Championship | 1987 | New Delhi | IND | 3 | |||
| PRK | World Championship | 1985 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 64 | last 32 | ||
| PRK | World Championship | 1983 | Tokyo | JPN | last 128 | |||
| PRK | Olympic games | 1996 | Atlanta | United States | Agony | Agony | ||
| PRK | Olympic games | 1992 | Barcelona | ESP | last 16 | Agony | ||
| PRK | Pro tour | 1998 | Stockholm | SWE | Quarter finals | |||
| PRK | Pro tour | 1999 | Tokyo | JPN | last 32 | |||
| PRK | World cup | 1991 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | last 16 | |||
| PRK | World cup | 1990 | Chiba | JPN | last 16 | |||
| PRK | World Team Cup | 1991 | Barcelona | ESP | 3 | |||
| PRK | World Team Cup | 1990 | Hokkaido | JPN | 3 |
Web links
- Li Gun-sang on the website of (tt-infos.de) (accessed on February 23, 2020)
- Player profile about Li Gun-sang on tabletennis.guide (accessed February 23, 2020)
- Li Gun-sang in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ) (accessed February 24, 2020)
Individual evidence
- ↑ World rankings 1947-2001 (accessed on February 24, 2020)
- ↑ Li Gun Sang. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Li, Gun-sang |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Li, Gunsang; Li, Gun Sang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | North Korean table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th February 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pyongyang |