Eugene Wang | |
Fullname: | Eugene Zhen Wang |
Nickname: | 唐僧 |
Playingstyle: | Right-handed |
Club: | True North TTC |
Birth Date: | 13 November 1985 |
Birth Place: | Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China |
Height: | 1.74m (05.71feet)[1] |
Weight: | 80kg (180lb) |
Eugene Wang (born Wang Zhen 王臻 on November 13, 1985 in Shijiazhuang) 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.[2] He trains in Saarbrücken, Germany.
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]