Ma Lin (table tennis player, 1989)

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Ma Lin ( Chinese  馬 麟  /  马 麟 , Pinyin Mǎ Lín ; born December 15, 1989 in Mudanjiang in Heilongjiang Province ) is a handicapped Chinese table tennis player . He is one of the world's best disabled players.

Ma Lin lost his right arm. Therefore, he starts in competitions for the disabled in competition classes 9-10. So far he has been world champion twice and Asian champion several times. In 2008 he took part in the Beijing Summer Paralympics . He won the silver medal in the individual and gold with the Chinese team.

In the world rankings for the disabled, it is number 1 (as of January 2008).

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