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)
Sport
SportTable tennis
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 Sydney Doubles
2008 Beijing Team
2004 Athens Singles
2008 Beijing Singles
World Championships
2001 Osaka Singles
2001 Osaka Doubles
2001 Osaka Team
2003 Paris Doubles
2004 Doha Team
2005 Shanghai Singles
2005 Shanghai Mixed doubles
2006 Bremen Team
2007 Zagreb Singles
2007 Zagreb Mixed doubles
2008 Guangzhou Team
1999 Eindhoven Doubles
2000 Kuala Lumpur Team
2007 Zagreb Doubles
2009 Yokohama Singles
1997 Manchester Mixed doubles
1999 Eindhoven Mixed doubles
2005 Shanghai Doubles
2013 Paris Doubles
2013 Paris Mixed doubles
World Cup
2007 Magdeburg Team
2011 Magdeburg Team
2013 Guangzhou Team
2001 Courmayeur Singles
2000 Yangzhou Singles
2003 Jiangyin Singles
2006 Paris Singles
2007 Barcelona Singles
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles
1998 Bangkok Team
2002 Busan Singles
2002 Busan Team
2002 Busan Doubles
2002 Busan Mixed 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.