The Medallist Coach--Cai Zhenhua
“金牌教练”——蔡振华
Cai Zhenhua .the famous head coach of National Table Tennis Team, is now the director general assistant of General Administration of Sport of China. He was born in the city of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province in September 1961 .In 1976 he was selected to the National Table Tennis Team, and since then he had been main force of National Team at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1981, 1983 and 1985. He had been coach of Italian Table Tennis Team from 1985 to 1989. He came back to China in 1989, and then he became the head coach of National Men's Table Tennis Team in 1991 .In 1997 he became the head coach of National Team, the master of Table Tennis Department of Table Tennis and Badminton Center of General Administration of Sport of China, the vice chairman of China National Youth League, and the vice chairman of China Table Tennis Association at the same time. In his tenure of the head coach of National Table Tennis Team, the remarkable achievement he made is that the Men's Team became the top in the world again, which consolidated China's position as a table tennis super nation.
蔡振华，现任中国国家体育总局局长助理，原中国乒乓球国家队总教练。1961年9月出生于江苏无锡，1979年进人中国国家乒乓球队。1981、1983、 1985年连续三届以主力队员身份代表中国参加世乒赛。1985年至1989年到意大利国家乒乓球队执教四年。1989年回国执教，1991年出任中国乒乓球队男队主教练，1997年出任中国乒乓球队总教练，同时还兼任国家体育总局乒羽中心乒乓部主任、中华全国青年联合会副主席、中国乒乓球协会副主席。在担任中国乒乓球国家队总教练期间最大的功绩是带领中国乒乓球队尤其是男队重新登上世界乒坛的顶峰，巩固了中国乒乓球超级大国的地位。
His Experience:
运动简历：
He was selected to the Jiangsu Provincial Table Tennis Team in 1973, to the National Youth Team in 1978 and the National Table Tennis Team in 1979.
1973年，进江苏省乒乓球队；1978年，进国家青年队；1979年，进国家队；
He had been coach of Italian National Team for 4 years since 1985. He came back to China to be coach in 1989.Two years later, he became the head coach of National Men's Table Tennis Team, and the head coach of National Team in 1997.
1985年，到意大利国家队执教四年；1989年，回中国队执教；1991年，出任中国男队主教练；1997年，出任总教练。
His Main Achievements:
运动成绩：
Gold medals of men's team at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1979, the 5th Asian Championships in 1980, the 36th World Table Tennis Championships in 1981, and the 37th World Table Tennis Championships in 1983.
1979年，世乒赛男团冠军；1980年，第5届亚洲锦标赛男团冠军；1981年，第36届世乒赛男团冠军；1983年，第37届世乒赛男团冠军。
Gold medal of men's doubles at the 36th World Table Tennis Championships in 1981.
1981年，第36届世乒赛男双冠军(与李振恃)。
Gold medal of mixed doubles at the 38th World Table Tennis Championships (with Cao Yanhua ) in 1985.
1985年，第38届世乒赛混双冠军(与曹燕华)。
Silver medals of men's doubles at the 5th Asian Championships(with Shi Zhihao ) in 1980, in men's singles at the 36th World Table Tennis Championships in 1981 and the 37th World Table Tennis Championships in 1983.
1980年，第5届亚洲锦标赛男双亚军(与施之皓);1981年，第36届世乒赛男单亚军；1983年，第37届世乒赛男单亚军。
Bronze medals of mixed doubles at the 5th Asian Champion ships (with Qi Baoxiang ) in 1980 and the 37th World Table Tennis Championships(with Cao Yanhua)in 1983, and in men's doubles at the 38th World Table Tennis Championships (with Jiang Jiaiiang) in 1985.
1980年，第5届亚洲锦标赛混双第三名(与齐宝香)；1983年，第37届世乒赛混双第三(与曹燕华)；1985年，第38届世乒赛男双第三(与江嘉良)。
His Successes as a Coach:
执教战绩：
Gold medals of men's team at the 2nd World Cups in 1991, the 43rd World Table Tennis Championships in 1995, the 44th World Table Tennis Championships in 1997 and the Qatar World Table Tennis Championships in 2004.
1991年，第2届世界杯团体赛男团冠军；1995年，第43届世乒赛男团冠军；1997年，第44届世乒赛男团冠军；2004年，卡塔尔世乒赛男团冠军。
Gold medal of women's team at the Qatar World Table Tennis Championships in 2004.
2004年，卡塔尔世乒赛女团冠军。
Gold medal of men's singles at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996;the Greece Open in 2004.
1996年，亚特兰大奥运会男单冠军；2004年，希腊公开赛男单冠军。
Gold and silver medals of women's singles at the Women's Table Tennis World Cups in 1998;and gold medal in this event at the Greece Open in 2004.
2004年，希腊公开赛女单冠军。1998年，女子世界杯赛单打冠亚军。
Gold medals of men's doubles at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992, the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, and the Greece Open in 2004.
1992年，巴塞罗那奥运会男双冠军；19%年，亚特兰大奥运会男双冠军；2004年，希腊公开赛男双冠军。
Gold medals of women's doubles at the Greece Open in 2004.
2004年，希腊公开赛女双冠军。
Six gold medals at the Bangkok Asian Games, and four gold medals and four silver medals at the World Professional Table Tennis Competitions Tour in 1998.
1998年，曼谷亚运会六项冠军，世界职业巡回赛四个单项的冠亚军。
Six gold medals at the 45th World Table Tennis Championships in 1999.
1999年，第45届世乒赛六项冠军；
Four gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.
2000年，悉尼奥运会包揽四项冠军、三项亚军和一项第三。
Seven gold medals, four silver medals and five bronze medals at the 46th World Table Tennis Championships in 2001.
2001年，第46届世乒赛包揽七项冠军、四项亚军和五项第三。
Gold medals of men and women's events at the World Cups in 2002.
2002年，男女世界杯赛冠军;
Four gold medals at the 47th World Table Tennis Championships, gold medals in men's events at the World Cups, four gold medals and three silver medals at the World Professional Table Tennis Competitions Tour, and all the gold, silver and bronze medals at the Women's Table Tennis World Cups in 2003.
His Working Experience:
2003年，第47届世乒赛夺四项冠军;男子世界杯赛冠军；职业巡回赛总决赛四个单项冠军、三项亚军； 2003年，第8届女子世界杯赛包揽冠亚军和第三名。
He has been vice master and master of Table Tennis and Badminton Center of General Administration of Sport of China, the head coach of National Table Tennis Team, vice chairman of China Table Tennis league and vice chairman of China National Youth League.
工作简历：
His Honors:
历任国家体育总局乒羽中心副主任、主任;中国乒乓球队总教练；中国乒乓球协会副主席；中华全国青年联合会副主席。
He had been awarded the “National Sports Honors" medals by the National Sports Committee for 10 times in his 26 years sports life.
获奖情况：
He was awarded the “National Departments Top 10 Youth" in 1997.
从运动员到教练员26年运动生涯中，10次荣获国家体委颁发的“国家体育荣誉”奖章。
The General Administration of Sport of China awarded him the “Outstanding Communists" and the "Outstanding Party Affairs Workers" in 2001.
1997年，获国家机关十大杰出青年。
At present, Cai Zhenhua has been appointed to be the director general asststant by the General Administration of Sport of China. Facing the great change, Cai Zhenhua said frankly that he needed a period of time to fit for his new job, which was very different from a professional coach. We hope that Cai Zhenhua will make more contributions to sports of China.
2001年，被国家体育总局授予“优秀共产党员”称号和“优秀党务工作者”称号。
目前，蔡振华已被国家体育总局任命为局长助理，面对着角色的转换，蔡振华坦言作为一个教练员和行政工作者有着很大的区别，自己需要一段时间来适应。我们期待蔡振华能够为中国的体育事业做出更大的贡献。
。