Wang Yang (table tennis)

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NationalitySlovakia
Born (1994-09-24) September 24, 1994 (age 29)
Anhui, China
Current ranking67 (28 May 2024)[1]
ClubTTC Caen

Wang Yang (Chinese: 王洋, Slovak: Jang Wang; born 24 September 1994) is a Slovak table tennis player. He competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics in table tennis. He qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics as well.[2]

At the 2011 junior championship Wang was forced to drop out due to doubts about his age. Later he was able to prove he was indeed born in 1994.[3]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics men's singles event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Quadri Aruna.[4][5] At the 2020 Olympics in the same category he advanced to the third round past David Powell but lost in third round to Koki Niwa.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Senior Men's Singles". www.ittf.com. Retrieved 29 May 2024. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |title= at position 7 (help)
  2. ^ "Jang Wang". Slovenský olympijský tím (in Slovak). 24 September 1994.
  3. ^ Kmecová, Angelika (19 May 2024). "Stolný tenista Wang Jang ide na olympiádu, hrával za Holíč". NaZáhorí.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Yang Wang". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Men's Singles - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  6. ^ "OH 2020 / 2021: Wang Jang končí v 3. kole stolného tenisu". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 May 2024.

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