TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

Ma Lin

1980 - Today

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Ma Lin (Chinese: 马琳; pinyin: Mǎ Lín; born February 19, 1980) is a retired Chinese table tennis player, Olympic champion, and the current Chinese Women's Team Head Coach. Ma learned to play table tennis at age five and became a member of the provincial team in 1990. In 1994, he joined the Chinese national team. Ma is the only male player ever to win Olympic gold in Singles, Doubles and Team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Ma Lin is the 23rd most popular table tennis player (down from 15th in 2024), the 987th most popular biography from China (down from 953rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Table Tennis Player.

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Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS

Among table tennis players, Ma Lin ranks 23 out of 107. Before him are Zoran Primorac, Timo Boll, Tibor Klampár, Mikael Appelgren, Vladimir Samsonov, and Jean-Michel Saive. After him are Yoo Nam-kyu, Wang Liqin, Gábor Gergely, Jean-Philippe Gatien, Erik Lindh, and Kong Linghui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Ma Lin ranks 194. Before him are Chun Jung-myung, Matthew Tuck, Ali Zafar, Sophie Winkleman, Mamady Doumbouya, and Rachel Nichols. After him are Jason Culina, David Rozehnal, Jason Schwartzman, Sébastien Squillaci, Lee Eun-ju, and Hugo Campagnaro.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ma Lin ranks 987 out of 1,610. Before him are Ling Jihua (1956), Fei Junlong (1965), Liao Yiwu (1958), Jiang Rong (1946), Hu Jia (1973), and Xiao Zhan (1991). After him are Zhu Jianhua (1963), Nie Haisheng (1964), Ni Xialian (1963), Yu Menglong (1988), Su Tong (1963), and Hao Haidong (1970).

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  • Photo of Ling Jihua

    Ling Jihua

    POLITICIAN

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 52.71

    Rank: 981

  • Photo of Fei Junlong

    Fei Junlong

    ASTRONAUT

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 52.71

    Rank: 982

  • Photo of Liao Yiwu

    Liao Yiwu

    WRITER

    1958 - Present

    HPI: 52.70

    Rank: 983

  • Photo of Jiang Rong

    Jiang Rong

    WRITER

    1946 - Present

    HPI: 52.62

    Rank: 984

  • Photo of Hu Jia

    Hu Jia

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1973 - Present

    HPI: 52.58

    Rank: 985

  • Photo of Xiao Zhan

    Xiao Zhan

    ACTOR

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 52.55

    Rank: 986

  • Photo of Ma Lin

    Ma Lin

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1980 - Present

    HPI: 52.44

    Rank: 987

  • Photo of Zhu Jianhua

    Zhu Jianhua

    ATHLETE

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 52.43

    Rank: 988

  • Photo of Nie Haisheng

    Nie Haisheng

    ASTRONAUT

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 52.42

    Rank: 989

  • Photo of Ni Xialian

    Ni Xialian

    POLITICIAN

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 52.42

    Rank: 990

  • Photo of Yu Menglong

    Yu Menglong

    ACTOR

    1988 - 2025

    HPI: 52.23

    Rank: 991

  • Photo of Su Tong

    Su Tong

    WRITER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 52.22

    Rank: 992

  • Photo of Hao Haidong

    Hao Haidong

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1970 - Present

    HPI: 52.19

    Rank: 993

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Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS In China

Among table tennis players born in China, Ma Lin ranks 3. Before him are Zhuang Zedong (1940), and Ma Long (1988). After him are Wang Liqin (1978), Kong Linghui (1975), Deng Yaping (1973), Wang Hao (1983), Zhang Yining (1981), Zhang Jike (1988), He Zhiwen (1962), Jiang Jialiang (1964), and Wang Nan (1978).

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