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2001 World Table Tennis Championships
The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Osaka from April 23 to May 6, 2001. It was the last time that the Championships hosted both the individual and team events. Results Team Individual References External linksITTF Museum {{World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include me ... Table tennis competitions in Japan Table April 2001 sports events in Asia Sports competitions in Osaka 21st century in Osaka May 2001 sports events in Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium
, known as the for sponsorship reasons, is an indoor sporting arena located in Minato-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The arena opened on 1996. This arena was built in Yahataya Park in the Osaka Bay area. The arena is all underground and the roof is covered with planting. History * June 1993 - Start to construction.大阪市中央体育館 Het architecture * April 1996 - Finish to construction. Uses The arena hosted several matches for the Women's Volleyball World Championship for its |
Andras Podpinka
Andras Podpinka is a male former international table tennis player from Belgium. Table tennis career He won a silver medal at the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Martin Bratanov, Marc Closset, Jean-Michel Saive and Philippe Saive for Belgium. Personal life Andras Podpinka is a nephew of the Hungarian table tennis player Tibor Klampár. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists Results of individual events The tables below are medalists of individual events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed). Men's singles Medal table Women's singles The champion of women's singles in 1937 was declared ... References Belgian male table tennis players Hungarian male table tennis players 1968 births Living people World Table Tennis Championships medalists Table tennis players from Budapest {{Hungary-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Team
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Jan-Ove Waldner
Jan-Ove Waldner (; born 3 October 1965),Jan-Ove Waldner profile.'' Swedish Table Tennis Federation in Sweden commonly ''J-O Waldner'' (, is a Swedish former table tennis player. He is often referred to as "the Mozart of table tennis."Bishop, G. (August 23, 2008)A Swedish face for China’s beloved sport.''The New York Times''. A sporting legend in his native Sweden as well as in China, he is known in China as 老瓦 ''Lǎo Wǎ'' ("Elder Waldner") or 常青树 ''Cháng Qīng Shù'' ("Evergreen Tree"), because of his extraordinary longevity and competitiveness. As of July 2021, he is the only person to win an Olympic table tennis gold medal representing a non-Asian country. Biography Jan-Ove Waldner was born in Stockholm on 3 October 1965. His athletic potential was recognised at an early age and was displayed in 1982 when, as a 16-year-old, he reached the final of the European Championships, losing to distinguished left-handed teammate Mikael Appelgren, who was perceived then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jörgen Persson
Jörgen Persson (born 22 April 1966, in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish table tennis player. In two memorable World Table Tennis Championships finals he faced fellow Swede Jan-Ove Waldner in 1989 and 1991, losing the former and winning the latter. He also won four World Championship titles in Team. Persson represented Sweden in every Olympic Games from when table tennis was introduced into the Olympic program in 1988 until 2012. After the 2012 Olympics he officially retired. Along with Croatian Zoran Primorac and Belgian Jean-Michel Saive, he was the first table tennis player to have competed at seven Olympic Games. His game is based on a powerful backhand stroke and a regular forehand. His best Olympic result is a fourth place at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. See also * List of table tennis players * List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games A small fraction of the world's population ever competes at the Olympic Games; an even smalle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Molin
Magnus Molin (born August 21, 1979) is a male former international table tennis player from Sweden. He won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Fredrik Håkansson, Peter Karlsson, Jörgen Persson and Jan-Ove Waldner for Sweden. He also won two European Table Tennis Championships gold medals in 2000 and 2002. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists Results of individual events The tables below are medalists of individual events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed). Men's singles Medal table Women's singles The champion of women's singles in 1937 was declared ... References 1979 births Living people Swedish male table tennis players World Table Tennis Championships medalists {{Sweden-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Karlsson (table Tennis)
Karl Peter Karlsson (born 29 May 1969 in Stenstorp, Sweden) is a table tennis player. He was 1991 World Champion in men's doubles (with Thomas von Scheele), and 2000 European Champion in men's singles.ITTF Database: KARLSSON Peter (SWE) , accessed 2010-05-27 Commitment Peter Karlsson .is today a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by , a -based intern ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Håkansson
Johan Fredrik Håkansson (born 2 August 1975) is a male Swedish international table tennis player. He won a gold medal at the 2000 World Team Table Tennis Championships in the men's team and the following year he won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's teams. He also competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists Results of individual events The tables below are medalists of individual events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed). Men's singles Medal table Women's singles The champion of women's singles in 1937 was declared ... References External links * 1957 births Living people Swedish male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players for Sweden Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Table Tennis Championships medalists Sportspeople from Halland County 20th-century Swedish people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryu Seung-Min
Ryu Seung-min (; born August 5, 1982 in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean table tennis player who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's singles competition. His opponent was Wang Hao, a top-seeded player from the Chinese national team. Along the way, he defeated 1992 Olympic champion Jan-Ove Waldner with 4–1. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics he was part of the South Korean team that won the bronze and silver medals respectively. Ryu is ranked twenty-fifth in the world as of July 2013. In 2016, Ryu became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he was a member and Chair of the Athletes' Commission of the South Korean National Olympic Committee from 2016 to 2019. Since 2018, he counts among the ITTF Foundation Ambassadors, promoting sport for development and peace. In March 2022, Ryu signed with World Star Entertainment. Style Ryu Seung-min plays penhold style. Unlike players like Ma Lin and Wang Hao, Ryu never uses the backside of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Sang-Eun
Oh Sang-eun (; ; born April 13, 1977, in Daegu, South Korea) is a South Korean table tennis player. He is currently sponsored by the table tennis product company, Butterfly. His World Ranking had been in the top 10 since the 2005 World Championships in Shanghai until April 2008. His highest ranking was number 5 in May 2007. Career records Singles (as of December 26, 2010) * Olympics: QF (2008). * World Championships: SF (2005). * World Cup appearances: 5. Record: 4th (2009). * Pro Tour winner (7): Korea, Chile, USA Open 2005; Chinese Taipei Open 2006; Korea Open 2007; Japan Open 2009; Brazil Open 2012. Runner-up (2): USA Open 1996; Japan Open 2003. * Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 6. Record: runner-up (2006); SF (2005). * Asian Games: SF (1998, 2002). * Asian Championships: SF (2007). Men's doubles * Olympics: QF (2000). * World Championships: SF (2001, 03). * Pro Tour winner (10): USA Open 1997; Danish Open 2001; Korea Open 2002; Chile, USA, German, Swedish Open 2005; Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Taek-Soo
Kim Taek-Soo (Hangul: 김택수, Hanja: 金擇洙) (born May 25, 1970) is a former table tennis player from South Korea. He used a one-sided penhold style, compared to the newer style of reverse-backhand looping that has become the Chinese penhold standard. In 2010, it was announced that Taek-Soo would succeed Yoo Nam-Kyu as head coach of South Korea's national table tennis team, with the date of the change to be determined. He married archer Kim Jo-sun Kim Jo-Sun ( ko, 김조순, born June 13, 1975) is a female South Korean archer and Olympic champion. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she won a gold medal with the South Korean archery team (with Kim Kyung-wook and Yo ... in 2000. References External linksprofile 1970 births Living people South Korean male table tennis players Table tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic tab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
