Wang Liqin

Wang Liqin
Personal information
Native name王励勤
Full nameWang Liqin
Nationality China
Born (1978-06-18) 18 June 1978
Shanghai, China
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehand grip
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 2
World Championships 11 4 5
World Cup 3 1 4
Total 16 5 11
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyDoubles
2008 BeijingTeam
2004 AthensSingles
2008 BeijingSingles
World Championships
2001 OsakaSingles
2001 OsakaDoubles
2001 OsakaTeam
2003 ParisDoubles
2004 DohaTeam
2005 ShanghaiSingles
2005 ShanghaiMixed doubles
2006 BremenTeam
2007 ZagrebSingles
2007 ZagrebMixed doubles
2008 GuangzhouTeam
1999 EindhovenDoubles
2000 Kuala LumpurTeam
2007 ZagrebDoubles
2009 YokohamaSingles
1997 ManchesterMixed doubles
1999 EindhovenMixed doubles
2005 ShanghaiDoubles
2013 ParisDoubles
2013 ParisMixed doubles
World Cup
2007 MagdeburgTeam
2011 MagdeburgTeam
2013 GuangzhouTeam
2001 CourmayeurSingles
2000 YangzhouSingles
2003 JiangyinSingles
2006 ParisSingles
2007 BarcelonaSingles
Asian Games
1998 BangkokMixed doubles
1998 BangkokTeam
2002 BusanSingles
2002 BusanTeam
2002 BusanDoubles
2002 BusanMixed Doubles

Wang Liqin (simplified Chinese: 王励勤; traditional Chinese: 王勵勤; pinyin: Wáng Lìqín; born June 18, 1978) is a Chinese table tennis player. He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Chinese men's national squad in 1993 when he was only 15 years old. He holds three majors (3 World Championships). He has been ranked #1 by ITTF for 25 consecutive months, from September 2000 to September 2002, which is the second-longest period for being consecutive #1 of the world as of January 2011. At the end of 2013, Wang Liqin retired from the national team.

After years of service in leadership positions at athletic organizations in Shanghai focusing on table tennis and badminton, Wang Liqin has been appointed as the new president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association on April 23, 2025, succeeding Liu Guoliang. Ma Long will serve under him as the new vice-president.