1995-07, 43rd World Table Tennis Championships

Stamp Title: 43rd World Table Tennis Championships
Scott No: 2567, 2568
Serial number: 1995-7
Values in set: 2
(2-1), Athlete, 20 fen, 40*30 mm
(2-2), Gymnasium, 50 fen, 40*30 mm
Miniature sheet: 1
(1-1), 43rd World Table Tennis Championships, 70 fen, 140*90 mm/ 80*30 mm
Date of issue: May 1, 1995
Date of issue of M/S: August 14, 1995
Designers: Meng Xiangbin; Liu Jingyi
Size of stamp: 40*30 mm
Size of M/S: 140*90 mm
Size of M/S stamp: 80*30 mm
Perforation: 12
Sheet composition: 50
Printing process: offset
Printing housing: Liaoning postage stamps printing house

The world table tennis championships have a long history in the world’s sports and a wide-range influential championship, of which the size is only next to the Olympic Games. Altogether 42 world table tennis championships have been held in 15 countries since 1926. The International Table Tennis Federation held an executive meeting in Tokyo on September 25, 1992, to entrust Tianjin, China, to sponsor the 43rd world Table Tennis championships May 1995. This would be another high level match in China after 1961 when Beijing succeeded in hosting the 26th world Table Tennis Championships.

To arrange the activity under the theme of “peace, friendship, prosperity and development”, ceremoniously, warmly, brilliantly and perfectly, Tianjin had built a 111-hectare sports center in its southwest. The center consists of a gymnasium, a large and a small halls for exercises, a comprehensive service zone, a hotel and supportive facilities. The dish-shaped gymnasium is 35 meters high with 108 meters in span. It has six 200-meter track and field runways.

From May 1st to 4th, more than 1,200 sportsmen and sportswomen from 116 countries and regions participated in the 43rd world Table Tennis Championships in Tianjin by carrying out 4,000 group and individual matches for seven championships. It was the largest get-together in the history of the world table tennis in terms of participants and scale.

1995年纪念邮票《第43届世界乒乓球锦标赛》
国家邮政局1995年5月1日发行《第43届世界乒乓球锦标赛》纪念邮票1套2枚。
（2-1）J 运动员 20 分 5001.75万枚
（2-2）J 场馆 50 分 2596.75万枚
小全张 第43届世界乒乓球锦标赛 70 分 511.36万枚
志号名称：1995-7J
版别：胶印
整版枚数：50 枚
全套面值：0.70+0.70元
齿孔度数：12 度
邮票规格：40 × 30毫米
小型张邮票规格 40 × 30毫米
小型张外形规格 140 × 90毫米
邮票设计者：孟祥斌、刘静宜
小型张设计者：吴建坤
印制机构：辽宁省沈阳邮电印刷厂

以“和平、友谊、繁荣、发展”为宗旨的第43届世界乒乓球锦标赛于1995年5月1日至14日在天津举行。1961年曾在北京举办过第26届世乒赛。本届比赛是我国第二次举办这一赛事，有109个国家和地区参赛。是世乒赛历史上规模最大、水平最高、盛况空前的一次比赛。600多名中外记者与会采访，7000多名演员参加开幕式和闭幕式的大型文体表演。我国有27名运动员参加7个项目的角逐，在这届大赛上，我国运动员经过顽强拼搏，获得男子团体冠军、女子团体冠军;孔令辉获得男子单打冠军;邓亚萍获得女子单打冠军;王涛/吕林获得男子双打冠军;邓亚萍/乔红获得女子双打冠军;王涛/刘伟获得混合双打冠军。继1981年第36届世乒赛之后，又一次囊括了7项比赛的世界冠军，为祖国争得了殊荣。

本届比赛在位于成都道的天津体育中心万人体育馆举行。此馆是一座呈飞碟状的圆形建筑，高35米，跨度108米，内设200米室内田径跑道6条。此馆为本届大赛决赛场地，可摆放8张乒乓球台。馆内配有完美的灯光照明、音响通信设备和大型电子彩色显示屏幕。

1995年5月1日，为祝贺第43届世界乒乓球锦标赛在我国举行，邮电部发行了《第43届世界乒乓球锦标赛》纪念邮票，全套2枚。