Rong Guotuan
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| Native name | 容国团 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British Hong Kong (before 1957) China (after 1957) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Yung Kwok-tuen 10 August 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 June 1968 (aged 30) Beijing, China | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 容國團 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 容国团 | ||||||||||||
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Rong Guotuan (Chinese: 容国团; Wade–Giles: Jung Kuo-t'uan; August 10, 1937 – June 20, 1968) was a Chinese table tennis player. He won the men's singles title at the 1959 World Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund, the first world championship winner representing the People's Republic of China. During the Cultural Revolution, Rong was persecuted as a "spy suspect". He committed suicide on June 20, 1968.