Edward Ly (born January 29, 2003) is a Canadian table tennis athlete.
Career
At the
2019 Canada Winter Games
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in
Red Deer, Alberta
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, Ly won three gold medals representing his home province of
Quebec
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[ Ly would then compete on the international stage, winning three medals across two editions of the Pan American Youth Championships.][ Ly's first major games was the ]2022 Commonwealth Games
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...
. The following year, in July, Ly was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team. Ly would help the Canadian men's team to a silver medal at the Pan American Championships in September 2023. The win also secured 2024 Olympics
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qualification for the team. Shortly after, Ly would repeat his performance at the 2023 Pan American Games, with a silver medal in the men's team event.
At the 2024 Pan American Cup, Ly was called up last minute to replace Eugene Wang
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 tea ...
.[ In June 2024, Ly qualified to compete for ]Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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Personal life
Ly started table tennis at the age of 10.natural sciences
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at Cégep André-Laurendeau
The Cégep André-Laurendeau is a public French-language college in the LaSalle borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It primarily serves the southwestern areas of the city of Montreal
It is recognized for its high-quality programs. It is the o ...
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References
External links
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2003 births
Living people
Canadian male table tennis players
Sportspeople from Montreal
Table tennis players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Table tennis players at the 2023 Pan American Games
Pan American Games medalists in table tennis
Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
21st-century Canadian sportsmen