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What are the Grand Slam table tennis competitions?

Grand Slam table tennis competitions include: Olympic Games, World Table Tennis Championships and World Cup.

1, Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is the largest comprehensive sports meeting in the world sponsored by the International Olympic Committee. Held every four years, the duration does not exceed 16 days, and it is the most influential sports event in the world.

2. World Table Tennis Championships

The World Table Tennis Championships started from 1926. It is the highest level event certified by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and one of the most important table tennis events in the world.

3. World Cup

Table tennis World Cup, one of the three major table tennis events in the world. The first Women's Table Tennis World Cup was held in Hongkong, China on 1996. Except for 1999, which was suspended due to sponsors, this top-level event maintained its annual tradition.

Grand slam winner:

1, Waldner (Sweden)

Waldner is the first table tennis grand slam in the world to win the Olympic Games, the World Championships and the World Cup. It is also the only non-China Grand Slam. It took Waldner three years to complete the Grand Slam feat of 1989 World Table Tennis Championships, 1990 World Cup and 1992 Olympic Games.

2. Deng Yaping (China)

Deng Yaping, the "Queen of Table Tennis", is a two-time Olympic champion (1992 and 1996) and a three-time world champion (199 1 year, 1995 and1year).

3.liu (China)

Liu spent four years, 1996 World Cup, 1996 Olympic Games and 1999 World Championships, becoming the first men's grand slam in China.