Former Chinese table tennis Olympic champion and later Japanese athlete - Wei Qingguang

The Chinese table tennis Olympic champion actually joined Wei Qingguang, a Japanese national

Wei Qingguang, male, born on July 2, 1962 in Nanning, Guangxi Province, is a Japanese national and professional table tennis player.

In 1987, he was awarded the National Sports Medal of Honor, and in 1988, he was elected as one of the top ten athletes in the country. In 1987 and 1988, Wei Qingguang cooperated with Chen Longcan and won the men's table tennis doubles championship at the 39th World Table Tennis Championships and the Seoul Olympic Games. After the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, Wei Qingguang retired.

In 1991, Wei Qingguang went to Japan to play, in 1997, he joined the Japanese nationality, changed his name to Weiguan Qingguang, in 1998 he represented the Japanese team in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, defeated Marlene and Liu Guoliang in the competition, and finally won a silver medal for Japan, which is of great significance to Japan and is an honor that has not been available for more than ten years; in 2000, he represented Japan in the Sydney Olympic Games. He later served as the coach of the Japanese table tennis team. He retired from the army in 2007 and served as the coach of the Japanese national table tennis team and the coach of Aomori Yamada Academy. He currently resides in Japan.

Awards:

Gold medalist in table tennis men's doubles at the XXIV Olympic Games;

1987 National Medal of Honor for Sports;

1988 Selected as one of the top ten athletes in China;

1984 Three gold medals in men's singles, mixed doubles and team at the National Table Tennis Championships;

1985 National Championships Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles Gold Medals;

1986 Asian Cup Table Tennis Champion;

1987 Paired with Chen Longcan at the 39th World Table Tennis Championships and won the men's doubles championship;

1988 At the 24th Olympic Games, he paired with Chen Longcan and won the men's doubles championship;

In 1989, he finished third in men's doubles at the 40th World Table Tennis Championships.

Wei Qingguang has won many honors for the country as a Chinese table tennis player, which should be respected, and now as a Japanese athlete, I also hope that he can make his own contribution to the friendly cultural exchanges between China and Japan and promote friendly exchanges between the two countries.