Ma Lin :born February 19, 1980 is a retired table tennis player. He is the world's number sixth ranked player as of 4th July 2012 in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). He learned to play table tennis at the age of five and became a member of the provincial team in 1990. In 1994, he joined the Chinese national team. Ma Lin is the only male player ever to win Olympic gold in Singles, Doubles and Team. Additionally, he holds a professional era record of 5 major titles (4 World Cups and 1 Olympic Gold), having won more World Cups than any other male table tennis player in history.