Jiang Jialiang (Chinese: 江嘉良; born 3 March 1964) is a male former international table tennis player from China. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

Jiang Jialiang
Nationality China
Born (1964-03-03) 3 March 1964 (age 60)
Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 1985 Gothenburg Singles
Gold medal – first place 1985 Gothenburg Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 New Delhi Singles
Gold medal – first place 1987 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 1983 Tokyo Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1987 New Delhi Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1989 Dortmund Team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Tokyo Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Gothenburg Doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1984 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Silver medal – second place 1986 Port of Spain Singles
Silver medal – second place 1987 Macao Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Foshan Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Canton & Wuhan Singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Jakarta Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1982 Jakarta Team
Gold medal – first place 1986 Shenzhen Singles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Shenzhen Team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Niigata Team
Silver medal – second place 1982 Jakarta Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1988 Niigata Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Shenzhen Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Niigata Singles

Table tennis career

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From 1982 to 1989 he won many medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, in the Table Tennis World Cup, and in the World Table Tennis Championships.[2] Since his retirement, Jiang has served as a color commentator for table tennis sporting events on Hong Kong television station TVB.

The ten World Championship medals[3][4] included five gold medals; two in the men's singles at the 1985 World Table Tennis Championships and 1987 World Table Tennis Championships and three in the men's team event.[5][6]

ITTF Legends Tour

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In 2014 and 2015, Jiang participated in the ITTF Legend Tour which featured table tennis legends such as Jan-Ove Waldner, Jean-Michel Saive and Jean-Philippe Gatien.[7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Jiang Jialiang". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ "JIANG Jialiang (CHN)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  3. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  4. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  5. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  6. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  7. ^ "ITTF Press Release: ITTF Legends Tour to Make its Debut in May". Archived from the original on 2014-07-09.
  8. ^ "ITTF News". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.