王涛

王濤
Wáng Tāo
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Wang Tao, legendary Chinese table-tennis player; 1992 Olympic men's doubles gold medalist with Lü Lin (吕林) and multiple World Championship winner

About Wang Tao

born 1967 · 运动员 athlete

Table tennis player who won the men's doubles gold with 吕林 at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and the singles silver in Atlanta in 1996, losing the final to 刘国梁.

Examples

HSK 5
Wáng Tāo hé Lǚ Lín shì 1992 nián Àoyùnhuì shuāngdǎ guànjūn.
Wang Tao and Lü Lin were the 1992 Olympic doubles champions.
HSK 5
Wáng Tāo hòulái dānrèn guójiāduì de jiàoliàn.
Wang Tao later served as a national-team coach.

Tips

culture
He was a left-hander with the shakehand grip, 横拍 'horizontal bat', not the penhold 直拍 'upright bat'. Besides his Olympic medals he won three world mixed-doubles titles, all with 刘伟 (1991, 1993, 1995).

Stroke Order

王 wáng
涛 tāo