Qianli Qian

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameQianli•Qian
Used nameQianli•Qian
Other names钱千里
Born7 February 1965 in Qidong, Jiangsu (CHN)
Measurements168 cm / 65 kg
AffiliationsTTC Kuchl, Kuchl (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Qianli Qian was a Chinese-born table tennis player representing Austria at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. He competed in the men’s doubles partnering another Chinese-born player, Ding Yi, but the pair failed to reach the quarter-finals. Qian became a naturalised Austrian in 1988.

Qian played with Sport Union Wolkersdorf / SVS Niederösterreich, winning the Austrian Championships in 2000 and 2001, and also the Superliga. He helped them reach the Champions League final in 2000. Since 2009, Qian played with Ligist Don Bosco in the 2nd Austrian Bundesliga. In 2013, he was appointed head coach of the Austrian national team.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Table Tennis AUT Qianli Qian
Doubles, Men (Olympic) Ding Yi =9