Lin Ling
Lin Ling (born September 9, 1977 in Fuzhou (China)) is a Chinese-born table tennis player from Hong Kong , who was four times Asian champion and won two silver medals at world championships .
Career
Lin Ling played for China until 2001 and then joined the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association.
In 2000 and 2005 she won the Asian Championships in singles and with the women's team from China and Hong Kong. With the first place in the individual 2005 she was the first Asian champion from Hong Kong. From 1997 to 2009 she was nominated eight times for world championships . In 2001 she was runner-up in the individual world championship behind Wang Nan , and in 2006 she won silver with Hong Kong's team. She won a bronze medal in the individual competition in 2005 and in the team competition in 2008 . In 1998 she was second behind Wang Nan at the ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals , in doubles she reached the semi-finals in 1999 with Li Nan and in 2003 with Zhang Rui .
In 2004 and 2008 , Lin Ling qualified for participation in the Summer Olympics , where she finished fifth with the team in 2008. In the 2008/09 season played for the Dutch club Mfs Heerlen.
In the ITTF world rankings , Lin Ling was in the top ten from May 2002 to September 2003. Her best placement was third in January 2003.
She ended her active career at the end of 2009 and returned to China to study there. As a result, she was still represented at a few Pro Tour tournaments.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HKG | Asian Championship ATTU | 2007 | Yangzhou | CHN | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Asian Championship ATTU | 2005 | Jeju-do | COR | gold | Quarter finals | 1 | |
| CHN | Asian Championship ATTU | 2000 | Doha | QAT | gold | Quarter finals | 1 | |
| HKG | Asian Cup | 2006 | Kobe | JPN | 4th Place | |||
| HKG | Asian Games | 2006 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Olympic games | 2008 | Beijing | CHN | last 16 | 5 | ||
| HKG | Olympic games | 2004 | Athens | GRE | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2010 | Suzhou | CHN | last 64 | |||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2010 | Cairo | EGY | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2010 | Kobe | JPN | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2009 | Seoul | COR | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2009 | Tianjin | CHN | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2009 | Su Zhou | CHN | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2009 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2009 | Kuwait City | KUW | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2008 | Singapore | SIN | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2008 | Daejeon | COR | last 16 | |||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2008 | Daejeon | COR | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2008 | Yokohama | JPN | last 32 | 5 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2008 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2008 | Kuwait City | KUW | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2007 | Toulouse | FRA | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2007 | catfish | AUT | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2007 | St. Petersburg | RUS | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2007 | Shenzhen | CHN | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2007 | Nanjing | CHN | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2007 | Chiba | JPN | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2007 | Seongnam | COR | silver | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2007 | Santiago | CHI | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2007 | Belo Horizonte | BRA | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2007 | Salwa Cup | KUW | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2007 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2007 | Velenje | SVN | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2007 | Zagreb | HRV | last 32 | Semifinals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2006 | Yokohama | JPN | Quarter finals | |||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2006 | Guangzhou | CHN | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2006 | Singapore | SIN | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2006 | Kunshan | CHN | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2006 | Kuwait City | KUW | last 32 | silver | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2006 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2005 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 32 | silver | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2005 | Magdeburg | GER | last 32 | |||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2005 | Shenzhen | CHN | Semifinals | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2005 | Harbin | CHN | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2005 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2005 | Zagreb | HRV | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2005 | Velenje | SVN | silver | silver | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2004 | Singapore | SIN | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2004 | Pyeongchang | COR | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2003 | Aarhus | THE | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2003 | Bremen | GER | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2003 | Johor Bahru | MAS | last 16 | silver | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2003 | Kobe | JPN | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2003 | Guangzhou | CHN | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2003 | Jeju-Si | COR | Semifinals | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2003 | Rio | BRA | Semifinals | gold | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2002 | Farum | THE | Semifinals | |||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2002 | Warsaw | POLE | Semifinals | |||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2002 | Gangneung City | COR | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2002 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2002 | Qingdao City | CHN | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| HKG | Pro tour | 2002 | Courmayeur | ITA | gold | last 16 | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2001 | Yokohama | JPN | Semifinals | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2001 | Seoul | COR | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2001 | Hainan | CHN | Scratched | Scratched | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2000 | Farum | THE | Semifinals | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 2000 | Chang Chun City | CHN | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 1999 | Karlskrona | SWE | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 1999 | Lievin | FRA | last 16 | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 1999 | Guilin | CHN | last 16 | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 1998 | Sundsvall | SWE | last 16 | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 1998 | Belgrade | YUG | gold | gold | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 1998 | Ji 'Nan City | CHN | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 1998 | Wakayama | JPN | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 1997 | Zhuhai | CHN | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| CHN | Pro tour | 1996 | Boras | SWE | silver | |||
| HKG | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2007 | Beijing | CHN | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| HKG | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2006 | Hong Kong | HKG | Quarter finals | |||
| HKG | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2005 | Fuzhou | CHN | last 16 | |||
| HKG | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2003 | Guangzhou | CHN | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||
| HKG | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2002 | Stockholm | SWE | Quarter finals | |||
| CHN | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 1999 | Sydney | OUT | Semifinals | |||
| CHN | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 1998 | Paris | FRA | silver | Quarter finals | ||
| CHN | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 1996 | Tian Jin | CHN | Quarter finals | |||
| HKG | World Championship | 2009 | Yokohama | JPN | last 32 | Quarter finals | last 16 | |
| HKG | World Championship | 2008 | Guangzhou | CHN | 3 | |||
| HKG | World Championship | 2007 | Zagreb | HRV | last 32 | last 16 | Quarter finals | |
| HKG | World Championship | 2006 | Bremen | GER | 2 | |||
| HKG | World Championship | 2005 | Shanghai | CHN | Semifinals | last 32 | ||
| CHN | World Championship | 2001 | Osaka | JPN | silver | no participants | no participants | |
| CHN | World Championship | 1999 | Eindhoven | NED | last 32 | last 16 | Quarter finals | |
| CHN | World Championship | 1997 | Manchester | CLOSELY | no participants | last 32 | last 64 | |
| HKG | World cup | 2006 | Urumqi | CHN | 9-12 space | |||
| HKG | World cup | 2005 | Guangzhou | CHN | 5th-8th space | |||
| HKG | World cup | 2002 | Singapore | SIN | 4th Place | |||
| HKG | WTC World Team Cup | 2010 | Dubai | UAE | 5th place | |||
| HKG | WTC World Team Cup | 2009 | Linz | AUT | 3rd place | |||
| HKG | WTC World Team Cup | 2007 | Magdeburg | GER | 3 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Donald: Lin Ling claims women's singles title at Asian table tennis champs (September 2, 2005) (accessed October 9, 2011)
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Li Ning / Mfs Heerlen (NED) (accessed on October 9, 2011)
- ↑ World ranking list since 2001 (accessed on October 9, 2011)
- ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2009/12 p. 5
- ↑ Lin Ling results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed October 8, 2011)
Web links
- Lin Ling biography on the website of the World Table Tennis Federation ittf.com (accessed October 8, 2011)
- Lin Ling in the Sports-Reference database (archived from the original ) (accessed October 8, 2011)
- Lin Ling Article about Lin Ling on the website of the World Table Tennis Association ittf.com (accessed October 8, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lin Ling |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | hong kong chinese table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fuzhou (China) |
