Li Zhenshi

Li Zhenshi , also Li Chen-Shih , (born October 29, 1949 in Liaoning ) is a Chinese table tennis player . In the 1970s and early 1980s, he won four titles at world championships .

Career

From 1975 to 1981, Li Zhenshi participated in four world championships . He was double world champion in 1977 with Liang Geliang and in 1981 with Cai Zhenhua . He won gold with the Chinese men's team in 1975 and 1977. In 1979 he was in the mixed final with Yan Guili . He also reached the semi-finals in 1979 in singles and doubles with Wang Huiyuan .

He was also successful several times at the Asian Championships . Here he was Asian champion with the Chinese team in 1974 and 1976. He reached the final in 1974 in doubles with Diao Wenyuan and mixed with Zhang Li and in 1976 in doubles with Liang Geliang .

In the 1980 World Cup he was second in the individual.

In the ITTF world rankings , Li Zhenshi finished fourth in July 1979.

In 1981 he ended his career as a competitive athlete. At first he worked as a trainer afterwards. In 1991 he emigrated to the USA, where he coached the American national team.

Private

Li Zhenshi was married to multiple world champion Zhang Li until her death in February 2019 . Her daughter is table tennis player Li Nan . Today he lives in the USA.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	1976	Pyongyang	PRK	last 16	silver	Semifinals	1
CHN	Asian Championship ATTU	1974	Yokohama	JPN	Semifinals	silver	silver	1
CHN	Asian Games	1974	Tehran	IRI	Quarter finals	silver		1
CHN	World Championship	1981	Novi Sad	YUG	last 64	gold	Quarter finals
CHN	World Championship	1979	Pyongyang	PRK	Semifinals	Semifinals	silver	2
CHN	World Championship	1977	Birmingham	CLOSELY	last 64	gold	Semifinals	1
CHN	World Championship	1975	Calcutta	IND	last 64	last 32	no participants	1
CHN	World cup	1980	Hong Kong	HKG	silver

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Historical world rankings (accessed on August 8, 2011; PDF; 148 kB)
2. ↑ SH: Stefan Feth is the men's national coach of the USA , message dated November 6, 2009 ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on November 2, 2012) 
3. ^ Li Zhenshi results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed September 11, 2011)

Web links

• Table tennis in China 1977 (accessed August 8, 2011; PDF; 304 kB)
• Portrait under Zhen rely (accessed August 8, 2011)

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

is the first name.