Chinese Sports Legends
The greatest chinese sports people of all time — across 11 sports.
🏊 Swimming
🤸 Gymnastics
Chinese
Li Ning
Artistic Gymnast
Chinese gymnast who won 6 medals at the 1984 Olympics including 3 golds, later founded major sportsw…
Chinese
Tang Xijing
Balance Beam
Chinese balance beam legend and three-time World Championship gold medallist whose exceptional preci…
Chinese
Yang Wei
Gymnast
Chinese artistic gymnast who became Olympic all-around champion at Beijing 2008 and won multiple Wor…
Chinese
Yang Yilin
Gymnast
Chinese artistic gymnast who won Olympic team gold and individual all-around bronze at the 2008 Beij…
Chinese
Zhang Boheng
All-Around
Chinese artistic gymnast who won all-around gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, becoming one of China's…
Chinese
Zou Jingyuan
Parallel Bars
Chinese gymnast specializing in parallel bars and horizontal bar, Olympic champion and multiple Worl…
🎱 Snooker
Chinese
Ding Junhui
Professional Snooker Player
Chinese professional snooker player who became the first Asian to win a ranking event and reached wo…
Chinese
Yan Bingtao
Professional Snooker Player
Chinese professional snooker player who became the youngest Masters champion in 26 years and first A…
Chinese
Zhao Xintong
Professional Snooker Player
Chinese professional snooker player who became the first Chinese player to win the UK Championship i…
⛷️ Winter Sports
🏐 Volleyball
Chinese
Lang Ping
Outside Hitter/Coach
Chinese volleyball legend who won Olympic gold as player (1984) and coach (2016), known as the 'Iron…
Chinese
Zhang Changning
Outside Hitter
Chinese volleyball outside hitter who won Olympic gold in 2016 and helped China claim FIVB World Cha…
Chinese
Zhu Ting
Outside Hitter
Chinese volleyball outside hitter and Olympic champion, widely regarded as one of the greatest volle…
🏓 Table Tennis
Chinese
Chen Meng
Table Tennis Player
Two-time Olympic champion and world number one — Chen Meng's powerful forehand and consistency have …
Chinese
Deng Yaping
Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis legend who dominated the sport in the 1990s, winning 4 Olympic golds and 18 Wor…
Chinese
Ding Ning
Professional Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis player who dominated women's singles, winning Olympic gold in 2016 and five Wor…
Chinese
Fan Zhendong
Table Tennis Player
Olympic champion at Paris 2024 and already the youngest world number one in modern table tennis hist…
Chinese
Liang Jingkun
Professional Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis player known for his aggressive attacking style and World Championships medals,…
Chinese
Lin Gaoyuan
Professional Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis player known for his aggressive attacking style and left-handed power play. Oly…
Chinese
Liu Guoliang
Table Tennis Player/Coach
The only player in history to win every major title in a single year — and the coach who then led Ch…
Chinese
Liu Shiwen
Professional Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis player who dominated women's singles, winning five World Cup titles and Olympic…
Chinese
Ma Lin
Table Tennis Player
Olympic champion and World Champion — Ma Lin's deceptive serving and extraordinary touch made him on…
Chinese
Ma Long
Table Tennis Player
The Dragon — the consensus pick as the greatest table tennis player in history, with three Olympic g…
Chinese
Sun Yingsha
Professional Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis player, youngest ever ITTF World No.1, double Olympic singles champion and domi…
Chinese
Wang Chuqin
Professional Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis player who became Olympic champion and world number one, known for his aggressi…
Chinese
Wang Liqin
Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis legend who dominated the sport in the 2000s, winning three World Championships …
Chinese
Wang Nan
Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis legend who dominated women's singles in late 1990s and 2000s, winning multiple …
Chinese
Xu Xin
Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest left-handed players in history, k…
Chinese
Zhang Jike
Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis player who achieved the sport's Grand Slam in record time, winning Olympic gold…
Chinese
Zhang Yining
Professional Table Tennis Player
Chinese table tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest female players of all time, domin…
🏸 Badminton
Chinese
Chen Long
Badminton Player (Singles)
Chinese badminton player who dominated men's singles, winning Olympic gold in 2016 and three BWF Wor…
Chinese
Chen Yufei
Singles
Chinese badminton player who became Olympic champion and world #1, winning multiple World Championsh…
Chinese
Gao Ling
Badminton Player
Chinese badminton player widely regarded as one of the greatest doubles players in history, winning …
Chinese
He Bing Jiao
Singles
Chinese badminton player who won silver medals at the 2019 World Championships and 2021 Tokyo Olympi…
Chinese
Li Xuerui
Badminton Player (Singles)
Chinese badminton player who dominated women's singles, becoming Olympic champion in 2012 and two-ti…
Chinese
Lin Dan
Badminton Player
Chinese badminton legend, two-time Olympic champion and five-time World Champion, the only player to…
Chinese
Shi Yuqi
Singles
Chinese badminton player and former world number 2, known for his aggressive attacking style and maj…
Chinese
Zhang Ning
Badminton Player (Singles)
Chinese badminton player who became the first woman to win consecutive Olympic singles titles in bad…
Chinese
Zheng Siwei
Badminton Player (Mixed Doubles)
Chinese badminton player widely regarded as one of the greatest mixed doubles players in history, wi…