Rong Guotuan

Rong Guotuan
Jung Kuo-t'uan
Rong in 1959
Personal information
Native name容国团
Nationality British Hong Kong (before 1957)
 China (after 1957)
Born(1937-08-10)10 August 1937
Shau Kei Wan, British Hong Kong
Died20 June 1968(1968-06-20) (aged 30)
Beijing, China
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 1959 Dortmund Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Dortmund Team
In this Chinese name, the family name is Rong.
Rong Guotuan
Traditional Chinese容國團
Simplified Chinese容国团
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRóng Guótuán
Wade–GilesJung Kuo-t'uan
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingjung4 gwok3 tyun4

Rong Guotuan (Chinese: 容国团; Wade–Giles: Jung Kuo-t'uan; August 10, 1937 – June 20, 1968) was a Chinese table tennis player.[1] He won the men's singles title at the 1959 World Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund, the first world championship winner representing the People's Republic of China. During the Cultural Revolution, Rong was persecuted as a "spy suspect". He committed suicide on June 20, 1968.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Rong Guotuan". Confucius Institute Online. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  2. ^ Steven N. S. Cheung (1989). 憶容國團 [Remembering Rong Guotuan] (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  3. ^ Steven N. S. Cheung, Chung Lau. "Remembering Rong Guotuan". Retrieved 2 April 2011.