Eric Owens (table tennis player)
- Eric Owens (table tennis player)
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nationality = USA
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Eric Owens is an American table tennis player. He began playing table tennis at the young age of 6 with this father, who he describes as a table tennis “fanatic”. In the years to follow, Eric went on to win every US National Championship tournament, including the Under 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 22 events.
In 1997 he qualified for the US National Team, and has been on eight US National teams since. He recently qualified for the 2007 US National Team, and as one of the top three slots on the team represented the US at the World Table Tennis Championships in Croatia, and the Pan American Games in Brazil.
Eric was the 1998 North American Champion in singles and doubles, was a 1999 Team Gold Medalist in the Pan American Games (a first ever for the US), and in 2001 was the US Champion in singles and doubles. Most recently, Eric won the 2007 Western Open. [ [http://www.killerspin.com/ Killerspin Player Profile] ]
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