Wang Chen (table tennis player)
- Wang Chen (table tennis player)
Infobox Badminton player
playername = Wang Chen
size =
caption =
birth_name =
date_of_birth = birth date and age|1974|1|17
place_of_birth = Beijing, China
height =
weight =
event =
country = USA
years_active =
handedness =
coach = Teodor "Doru" Gheorghe
highest_ranking =
date_of_highest_ranking =
current_ranking = 25
date_of_current_ranking =
played =
titles =
bwf_id =
Wang Chen born 17 January 1974) is a female table tennis player from the United States of America.
Born in Shanghai, China she moved to America in 2000 and currently resides in New York City. It was in New York City that she met her landlord (Jerry Wartski) who began to sponsor her in tournaments.
She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition, where they reached the play-off round for the bronze medal.
She announced her retirement on 8-21-2008. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/21/content_9578425.htm]
References
* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/0/222110.shtml 2008 Olympic profile]
* [http://tabletennis.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/1820 Official Biography on the US Table Tennis Website]
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/15/SPE212B72F.DTL&type=sports Story from the San Francisco Chronicle]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Wang Chen — may refer to: People Wang Chen (badminton) (born 1976), female badminton player from Hong Kong Wang Chen (figure skater) (born 1986), Chinese ice dancer Wang Chen (table tennis) (born 1974), American female table tennis player Wang Chen (athlete) … Wikipedia
Wang Chen (Tischtennisspielerin) — Wang Chen (* 17. Januar 1974 in Peking) ist eine ehemalige chinesische und heute amerikanische Tischtennisspielerin, die mit der chinesischen Mannschaft Asienmeister und Weltmeister wurde. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Werdegang in China 2 Zeit in den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chen Qi (table tennis) — This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen. Chen Qi Personal information Full name Chen Qi Nationality … Wikipedia
Table tennis styles — Table tennis is unique among racket sports in that it supports a large variety of different styles of players. As players levels increase, the diversity of styles decreases slightly, because technically weak styles are quickly eliminated. But… … Wikipedia
Ma Lin (table tennis) — Infobox Tabletennis player playername= Ma Lin imagesize=250px caption = fullname = Ma Lin nicknames = nationality = CHN playingstyle = Pen holder grip birthdate = birth date and age|1980|02|19 birthplace = Shenyang, CHN deathdate = deathplace =… … Wikipedia
Wang (surname) — Family name name = Wang imagesize= caption= pronunciation = meaning = king region = origin = related names = footnotes = [ [http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names files.html 1990 Census Name Files ] ] Wang (; pinyin: Wáng) is one of the most … Wikipedia
List of table tennis players — This List of table tennis players is alphabetically ordered by surname. The main source of the information included in this page is the official ITTF database (ITTF database). More detailed information about the career of each player included in… … Wikipedia
Chen Jing — Personal information Full name CHEN Jing Nationality … Wikipedia
Chen Longcan — This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen. Chen Longcan Full name Chen Longcan Nationality China … Wikipedia
Chen Zihe — This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen. Olympic medal record Women s table tennis Competitor for China … Wikipedia
