Eugene Wang
| Eugene Wang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eugene Zhen Wang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | 唐僧 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 13, 1985 Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | True North TTC; Carolina Gold Rush | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
He plays professionally for the Carolina Gold Rush of Major League Table Tennis.
References
- ^ a b "2012 Summer Olympics – Eugene Wang profile". 2012 Summer Olympics official website. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ a b "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.