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Wang Nan
Winning Olympic gold and three consecutive world singles titles.
Sydney double · World championship treble
- Born
- 23 October 1978
- Birthplace
- Fushun, China
More people
Wang Nan
Wang Nan is a Chinese table tennis player whose left-handed attacking game brought success in singles, doubles and team events.
Early life
Liaoning
Grew up in Fushun in northeastern China.
Starting young
Began table tennis at seven.
Career
- 1994–1998
International rise
Won the Swedish Open and swept four gold medals at the 1998 Asian Games.
- 1999–2003
World leader
Reached world number one and won three consecutive world singles titles.
- 2004–2008
Olympic return
Added doubles gold in Athens and team gold and singles silver in Beijing.
Achievements
Sydney double
Won Olympic singles and doubles titles.
World championship treble
Won singles, doubles and mixed doubles in Paris.
Beijing medals
Won team gold and reached the singles final.
Beyond table tennis
Family
Married Guo Bin.
Sporting friendship
Maintained a friendship with Japanese player Ai Fukuhara beyond competition.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Sporting friendship ↗Photo: MIchel https://www.flickr.com/photos/mfi/. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
