Birthplace: Romania
Hometown: Colorado Springs
Education: Bachelor degree in Economics
Playing Career:
Romanian Men’s National Team Member - 1969-1982
Professional player - 1969-1989
Coaching Career:
Olympic Team Coach - 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012
Women’s National Team Coach since 1998
1999, 2003, 2007 and 2008 USATT National Coach of the Year
USA National Coach Level
Romanian - 1st class level coach
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2018 USATT Hall of Fame Inductees
Sean O'Neill, Hall of Fame President April 17, 2018
Congratulations to players Aili Elliott (Li Ai), Dhiren Narotam, and paralympic player Norman Bass plus contributors Olympic Coach Henan Li Ai and Olympic Coach/USATT Administrator Doru Gheorghe. Larry Hodges has been named to receive the Mark Matthews Lifetime Achievement award.
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Gheorghe to Lead Lady Rams Table Tennis
Tesax Wesleyan University May 26, 2016
Texas Wesleyan University Athletic Director Steve Trachier has announced the hiring of Doru Gheorghe, long-time coach of the United States Women's National Team as head women's table tennis coach.
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Seeding for Perfect 2016 World Team Championships Announced
Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor Jan. 08, 2016
The Swaythling Cup and the Corbillon Cup at stake; China, the defending champions, occupies the top seeded positions in both the Men’s and Women’s events at the forthcoming Perfect 2016 World Team Championships.
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Athletes of the Month - September
Sean O'Neill Oct. 07, 2015
Congrats to Lily Zhang, Timothy Wang and the Women's, Men's, Junior Boys' Team, and Girls' Team for their outstanding performances at the 2015 North American Championships.
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2015 Pan Am Games Live Scoring
2015 Pan Am Games Scoring July 25, 2015
Yue "Jennifer" WU (USA) vs. Lin GUI (BRA) - Wins 4-3 for GOLD!
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Pan Am Games Results - Day 7
USATT July 25, 2015
Lily Zhang takes Bronze Medal in Women's Singles.
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Pan Am Games Results - Day 6
USATT July 24, 2015
Main Draws for Singles Play. Lily ZHANG and Yue "Jennifer" WU advance to quarter-finals.
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Pan Am Games Results - Day 5
USATT July 23, 2015
Timothy Wang, Lily Zhang and Yue "Jennifer" Wu go undefeated, Kanak Jha and Jiaqi Zheng drop one match each.
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Team USA Overcomes No. 1 Seed Brazil For Sixth Women's Table Tennis Title
Sarah Higgins/USOC July 22, 2015
In a two-hour match that tested Team USA’s determination and perseverance, the trio of Zhang, Jiaqi Zheng and Yue Wu took home gold in the women’s table tennis team competition, defeating No. 1-seeded Brazil.
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Pan Am Games Results - Day 4
USATT July 22, 2015
All US Players won their first matches in Pool Play. Jimmy Butler withdrew due to injury.