Liang Geliang (Wade–Giles: Liang Ko-liang) is a former international table tennis player from China.

Liang Geliang
Nationality China
Born (1950-05-05) 5 May 1950 (age 74)
Guangxi Province, China
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Pyongyang Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Pyongyang Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1979 Pyongyang Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1979 Pyongyang Team
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Birmingham Singles
Gold medal – first place 1977 Birmingham Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1977 Birmingham Team
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Calcutta Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1975 Calcutta Team
Gold medal – first place 1973 Sarajevo Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1973 Sarajevo Team
Silver medal – second place 1971 Nagoya Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1971 Nagoya Team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1978 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Kuala Lumpur Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Kuala Lumpur Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1978 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal – first place 1976 Pyongyang Singles
Silver medal – second place 1976 Pyongyang Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1976 Pyongyang Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1976 Pyongyang Team
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Beijing Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Beijing Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Beijing Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1972 Beijing Team

Table tennis career

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From 1971 to 1979 he won many medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.

His thirteen World Championship medals[1][2] included six gold medals; three in the team event, one in the doubles at the 1977 World Table Tennis Championships with Li Zhenshi and two in the mixed doubles with Li Li and Ge Xin'ai, respectively.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  2. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.