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Lillieroos, of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, is the head coach at Texas Wesleyan
University, which became the first full-status varsity
table tennis program in the country in 2001. This was
a major breakthrough for U.S. Table Tennis. Texas
Wesleyan swept the five main events (Men’s and Women’s
Singles & Doubles, and Mixed Doubles) at the 2001 ACUI
College Championships, the first time that has
happened.
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Coach Christian Lillieroos with Eric
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Lillieroos also coached Texas Wesleyan players Eric
Owens and Jasna Reed to titles at the 2001 U.S.
Nationals in December, with Owens winning Men’s
Singles and Doubles, and Reed winning Women’s
Doubles. Reed & Owens teamed up to make the final of
Mixed Doubles. Lillieroos also coached both onto the
U.S. National Team. When Owens won Men’s Singles, it
was the first time in eight years that a U.S.-born
player had won.
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Lillieroos is certified by
USA Table Tennis as a National Coach, the highest level
possible. He is also certified by the International Table
Tennis Federation as a Level 3 Coach, also the highest level
possible. He is an ITTF Coaching Coordinator, and has held
clinics in seven countries.
He was an elite college coach
in Sweden before moving to the U.S. in 1986. From 1986 to
1987, he was the Canadian Provincial Team Coach, and also
coached the Canadian Junior Team. From 1992-95, he was the
Men’s and Women’s National Coach for Mexico. And from
1997-98, he was the U.S. Men’s National Coach. He was also
USATT’s Coaching Development Director from 1997-99. From
1999-2000, he was Germany’s Director of Sport.
Lillieroos has also been
active in Paralympics. He is the Chairman of the
International Governing Body for Paralympic Table Tennis,
and is a member of the International Paralympic Committee.
He was the U.S. Paralympic coach at the Paralympics in 1992
in Barcelona, and has coached numerous Paralympic training
camps. He has been a Competition Manager, Director or
Technical Delegate at numerous international Paralympic
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