"The Young Coach of Table Tennis"--Liu Guoliang
“国球少帅”——刘国梁
Liu Guoliang, the famous table tennis player of China, is the head coach of National Men's Table Tennis Team now. He was born in the city of Xinxiang, Henan Province in 1976. He is 168 centimeters high. In his sports life, he was the first grand slam in men's table tennis events in China, and had won 11 world gold medals. It's his numerous successes that helped him become the head coach of National Men's Table Tennis Team so soon. less than 100 days after he became the head coach of National Men's Table Tennis Team, Ma Lin won the gold medals at the World Cups held in the city of Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province. That was the first gold medal the National Men's Table Tennis Team won after he became the head coach, and then, they have won all the gold medals in matches except for the gold medal in men's singles at the Athens Olympic Games. At present, "The Young Coach of Table Tennis" is leading the National Table Tennis Team striving for more successes.
刘国梁，我国著名男子乒乓球运动员，现任中国乒乓球男队总教练。1976年出生于河南省新乡市，身高一米六八。他是中国第一个男子乒乓球大满贯得主，有11个世界冠军在手。运动员生涯的辉煌战绩使刘国梁能够迅速成为中国乒乓球男队总教练。2003年，在他上任中国乒乓球男队主教练不到100天之后，马琳在江苏省江阴市世界杯赛上夺冠，这也是他出任主教练之后的第一个冠军。此后历次大赛，除雅典奥运男单冠军之外，无一失手。如今，“乒球少帅”正在带领中国国家乒乓球队向着更高的荣誉稳步迈进。
Liu Guoliang began to learn table tennis at 6 years old, and was selected to the National Youth Team at 13 years old. In 1991 he was selected to the National Table Tennis Team as an exception. Liu Guoliang is good at pen-hold grip by right hand and fast attacks both sides near the table. It's his excellent skill, the innovative pen-hold with hand-and-shake attacks, and the backhand serve gave the rebirth to the pen-hold grip.
刘国梁6岁开始学打球，13岁进人国家青年队，1991年破格晋升国家队。刘国梁的技术特点是右手直握球拍，两面近台快攻。出色的发球结合革新的直拍横打以及反面发球技术，使直拍型打法获得新生。
He used to win the gold medals in men's doubles (with Kong Linghui) and men's singles at the Olympic Games in I 996, and he is the first grand slam at both World Table Tennis Championships, the World Cups and the Olympic Games in China. After the World Cups in 1996, he ranked himself the No. 1 on the International Table Tennis League. In 2002, he retired and became a coach of the National Table Tennis Team, and the head coach of the National Men's Table Tennis Team in June 23rd 2003. Then the National Men's Table Tennis Team won the gold medal in men's team at the 47th World Table Tennis Championships in March 7th 2004.
1996年奥运会上获男双（与孔令辉）、男单双料冠军，还是中国第一位世乒赛、世界杯和奥运会“大满贯”获得者，19%年世界杯后在国际乒联排名榜上跃居首位，2002年退役担任中
国乒乓球队教练。2003年6月23日出任中国国家乒乓球队男队主教练，2004年3月7日，率领中国男子乒乓球队夺得第47届世乒赛男团冠军。
Characteristics of His Skills:
技术特点：
He is the first player using pen-hold with hand-and-shake attacks, and he is good at pen-hold grip by right hand and both sides fast attacks pen-hold with hand-and-shake attacks. He is famous for his perfect serve, variation point of fall, powerful movement and fast speed.
右手直握球拍，左推右攻结合直拍横打快攻打法。他是中国采取直拍横打技术第一人。发球好，落点刁，动作凶猛、快速。
His Main Achievements:
主要成绩:
Gold medals of men's team at the Asian Cups and the Asian Championships in 1992; the China Open and the Sweden Open 1993;the National Championships and the 3rd World Cups in 1994;the 43rd World Table Tennis Championships and the Asian Cups in 1995;the Asian Championships in 1996;the 44th World Table Tennis Championships in 1997;the National Clubs Competitions, the 13th Asian Games, and the 14th Asian Championships in 1998;the 46th World Table Tennis Championships in 2001.
1992年亚洲杯、亚锦赛男团冠军；1993年中国公开赛、瑞典公开赛男团冠军；1994年全国锦标赛、第3届世界杯团体赛男团冠军；1995年第43届世乒赛、亚洲杯团体赛男团冠军；1996亚锦赛男团冠军；1997年第44届世乒赛男团；1998年全国俱乐部甲级联赛、第13届亚运会、第14届亚锦赛男团冠军；2001年第46届世乒赛男团冠军。
Gold medals of mixed doubles at the Asian Cups and the Asian Championships in 1992; the 44th World Table Tennis Champion ships(with Wu Na ) in 1997.
1992年亚洲杯、亚锦赛混双冠军；1997年第44届世乒赛混双冠军（与邹娜）。
Gold medals of men's doubles at the Sweden Open and the Finland Open (with Lin Zhigang)and the 7th National Games(with Wang Tao)in 1993;the National Championships(with Lin Zhigang)and the 12th Asian Championships(With Kong Linghui)in 1994;the China Championships(with Wang Tao)in 1995; the China Table Tennis League Competitions(with Kong Linghui), the Asian Championships, and the China Open in 1996;the 44th World Table Tennis Championships (with Kong Linghui ), the China Open(with Kong Linghui), the Brazil Open, the 8th National Games(wish Wang Tao), and the international Table Tennis league Competitions Final in 1997;the Malaysia Open(with Kong Linghui), the Australia Open(with Kong Linghui), the 13th Asian Games(with Kong Linghui), and the 14th Asian Championships(with Ma Lin)in 1998;the 45th World Table Tennis Championships(with Kong Linghui), and the Austria Open in 1999;the Brazil Open, the Japan Open, and the U. S. Open in 2000;and the Korea Open in 2001.
1993年瑞典公开赛、芬兰公开赛男双冠军（与林志刚），七运会男双冠军（与王涛）；1994年全国锦标赛、第12届亚锦赛男双冠军（与林志刚）；1995年中国大奖赛男双冠军（与王涛）；19%年中国乒协杯赛、第26届奥运会男双冠军（与孔令辉），亚锦赛、中国公开赛男双冠军；1997年第44届世乒赛、中国公开赛男双冠军（与孔令辉），巴西公开赛、八运会男双冠军（与王涛），国际乒联总决赛男双冠军；1998年马来西亚公开赛、澳大利亚公开赛男双冠军、第13届亚运会男双冠军（与孔令辉），第14届亚锦赛男双冠军（与马琳）；1999年第45届世乒赛男双冠军（与孔令辉）、奥地利公开赛男双冠军；200（）年巴西、日本、美国公开赛男双冠军；2001年韩国公开赛男双冠军。
Gold medals of men's singles at the Sweden Open in 1993; the 26th Olympic Games and the 17th World Cups in 1996;the Brazil Open and the Yugoslavia Open in 1997;the China Open, and the Italia Open in 1998;the 45th World Table Tennis Championships, and the Germany Open in 1999;and the Brazil Open in 2000
1993年芬兰公开赛男单冠军；1996年第26届奥运会、第17届世界杯男单冠军；1997年巴西公开赛、南斯拉夫公开赛男单冠军；1998年中国公开赛、意大利公开赛男单冠军；1999年第45届世乒赛、德国公开赛男单冠军；2000年巴西公开赛男单冠军。
Gold medal at the First World Table Tennis Clubs Competitions in 1999.
1999首届世界乒乓球俱乐部赛冠军。
Liu Guoliang didn't give up the table tennis career after his retirement. In 2003, his coach Cai Zhenhua retired from the Medallist Coach of National Table Tennis Team, and then the 27-year-old Liu Guoliang, who had retired less than one year, became the successor without too much public confidence. In the following three years Liu Guoliang was in great pressures, however, the gold medals the National Table Tennis Team won at the World Cups in 2003, the World Championships and the World Cups in 2004, and the 48th World Table Tennis Championships in 2005 gained the public confidence. This gave Liu Guoliang enough confidence to go on his coach career. In August 2006, the 30 years old Liu Guoliang married his girlfriend Wang Jin, who had been in love with him for 14 years. Wang Jin was born in 1976. Her father is Wang Jixin, a famous table tennis coach. When Wang Jin was 16 years old, she and Liu Guoliang became teammates of National Youth Team. In the following three years, they fell in love with each other. Now Liu Guoliang enjoyed the sweet of both love and career and is more confident in Chinese table tennis. His next goal is gold medals at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. We hope that he will bring us more prides and honors.
退役后的刘国梁，并没有放弃自己心爱的乒乓球事业。2003年，刘国梁27岁，他的恩师蔡振华从中国乒乓队金牌教练的位置上引退，退役不到一年的刘国梁接任中国乒乓球男队主教练。面对众人的质疑，他用事实说明了一切——带队获得2003年世界杯冠军、2004年世锦赛男团冠军、2004年世界杯冠军、2005年48届世锦赛男单、男双、混双冠军……这样的成绩也使即将进人而立之年的刘国梁从最初的忐忑不安，逐渐变得更加自信，在国家队男队的主教练宝座上越坐越稳。2006年8月，刚到而立之年的刘国梁终于与相恋14年的女友王瑾走进了婚姻的殿堂，完成了人生的重要一步。王瑾和刘国梁同龄，她的父亲是辽宁省著名乒乓球教练王吉新。16岁那年，她与来自河南的刘国梁成为国青队队友，经过三年多的相处，两人互生情愫。如今，爱情与事业双丰收的刘国梁意气风发，对我们的国球充满信心。他把下阶段目标定在08年的北京奥运会，我们期待着他给国人带来更多的欢喜和荣誉。
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