Eugene Wang
| Eugene Wang | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Eugene Zhen Wang |
| Nickname(s) | 唐僧 |
| Nationality | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Born | November 13, 1985 Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) |
Table tennis career | |
| Playing style | Right-handed |
| Club | True North TTC |
Medal record | |
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Eugene Wang (born Wang Zhen 王臻 on November 13, 1985) is a Canadian table tennis player. He was given permission to compete for Canada in June 2012, allowing him to represent Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's team event.[1][2] He trains in Saarbrücken, Germany.[2] In June 2016, he was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[3] Wang competed in the 2019 Butterfly Canadian National Championships in both Men's Singles & Men's Doubles, pairing with 2018 Champion Jeremy Hazin. Wang & Hazin won the doubles event, defeating the Québec duo of Antoine Bernadet & Marko Medjugorac in the Finals. Wang would go on to face both men again in the singles bracket, felling Medjugorac in the semi-finals and Bernadet in the Finals. Wang's victory over Bernadet was a sweep (11-3 11-4 11-8 11-5). He represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2012 Summer Olympics – Eugene Wang profile". 2012 Summer Olympics official website. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Glasgow 2014 - Zhen Eugene Wang Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
- ↑ Hossain, Asif (June 1, 2016). "Olympic veterans Zhang and Wang will return to Rio for table tennis". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Zhang and Wang qualify for Tokyo 2020 at ITTF North American Olympic qualifiers". www.insidethegames.biz. March 7, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Canadian male table tennis players
- Table tennis players from Shijiazhuang
- Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Canadian sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Olympic table tennis players for Canada
- Table tennis players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Table tennis players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in table tennis
- Summer World University Games medalists in table tennis
- Naturalised table tennis players
- Table tennis players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for China
- Chinese male table tennis players
- Table tennis players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Table tennis players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Table tennis players at the 2024 Summer Olympics