Wang Yang (table tennis) explained

Nationality:Slovakia
Birth Date:24 September 1994
Birth Place:Anhui, China
Current Rank:69 (28 July 2024)[1]
Club:TTC Caen

Wang Yang (; 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senior Men's Singles . www.ittf.com . 28 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Jang Wang . Slovenský olympijský tím . sk . 24 September 1994.
  3. Web site: Kmecová . Angelika . Stolný tenista Wang Jang ide na olympiádu, hrával za Holíč . NaZáhorí.sk . 29 May 2024 . sk-SK . 19 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Yang Wang . Rio 2016 . August 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823100910/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/yang-wang . August 23, 2016 . dead .
  5. Web site: Men's Singles - Standings . Rio 2016 . August 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160827014737/https://www.rio2016.com/en/table-tennis-standings-tt-mens-singles . August 27, 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: OH 2020 / 2021: Wang Jang končí v 3. kole stolného tenisu . sportnet.sme.sk . 29 May 2024 . sk.

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