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Athlete
Ma Long
Famoose for
Winning consecutive Olympic table-tennis singles titles.
Three world titles · Olympic singles
- Born
- 20 October 1988
- Birthplace
- Anshan, China
More people
Ma Long
Ma Long is a Chinese table-tennis player whose complete attacking game brought sustained international success.
Early life
Childhood training
Started table tennis as a child.
Development
Progressed through provincial and national training systems.
Career
- 2004
Junior champion
Won the world junior singles title.
- 2010s
Senior dominance
Won repeated world singles championships.
- 2020s
Olympic success
Added further singles and team gold medals.
Achievements
Three world titles
Won three consecutive world singles championships.
Olympic singles
Won in Rio and Tokyo.
Sixth Olympic gold
Won another team title in Paris.
Beyond table tennis
Nickname
His given name inspired the nickname Dragon.
Team leadership
Served as a senior figure in China’s national team.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: XIAOYU TANG. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
