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Wang Hao (table tennis, born 1983)

Not to be confused with Wang Hao (table tennis, born 1966).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Hao (Chinese: 王皓; pinyin: Wáng Hào; born 15 December 1983) is a retired Chinese table tennis player.[1][2] and the current Chinese Men's Team head coach. He became the world champion in men's singles in Yokohama, Japan, in May 2009, defeating three-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4–0.[3] His other notable accomplishments include being a three-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, a singles silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4] In January 2010, he was replaced by Ma Long as the #1 rank on the official ITTF world rankings.[5] He was previously ranked #1 on the official ITTF world rankings for 27 consecutive months, from October 2007 to December 2009.[6] In April 2011, he was again the top ranked male player in the world. He is known to execute the Reverse Penhold Backhand (RPB) with exceptional skill.

Wang Hao
Personal information
Nationality China
Born (1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 40)
Changchun, Jilin Province, China
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleOffensive Penholder
Highest ranking1 (Dec 2004, Oct 2007–Jul 2009, Apr–Sep 2011)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Singles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Doha Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Shanghai Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bremen Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Yokohama Singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Yokohama Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dortmund Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Paris Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Zagreb Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rotterdam Singles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Paris Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Paris Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Zagreb Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Rotterdam Doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Barcelona Singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Magdeburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Liege Singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dubai Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Magdeburg Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Magdeburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Liége Singles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Paris Singles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paris Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Hangzhou Singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bangkok Singles
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Jeju-do Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Yangzhou Singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Yangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Yangzhou Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Bangkok Doubles
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 New Delhi Singles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kobe Singles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hangzhou Singles

During his career, he has appeared twelve times in major world competition finals, which is a record. In men's singles, he has won the Asian Championship, Asian Cup, Asian Games, and Chinese National Games at least once.

Wang Hao retired from the national team at the end of 2014. [7] As of 2023, he's currently the head coach of the Chinese Men's Team.

Equipment edit

Wang Hao used a DHS Hurricane Hao blade(Special Blade for Wanghao : It's called N656) with a DHS Neo Skyline III Blue Sponge for forehand and Butterfly Sriver topsheet on Bryce sponge for his backhand.

Playing style edit

Wang uses a penhold grip. He is representative of a new wave of penhold players, having good attacking and defensive skills off both wings of the table. The greater freedom of the wrist involved in a penhold grip allows Wang Hao to generate large amounts of spin on the forehand side. [citation needed]

Compared to most pen-hold players on the professional circuit, Wang Hao uses the reverse-side for almost all shots on the backhand side, with the small exception of balls placed very slow and short within the table during serves. This style of using the reverse-side exclusively for the backhand was considered to be improper, and when he first joined the national team most players did not think highly of him.[8]

Personal life edit

Wang Hao and Yan Boya met in 2010 and they married in 2013.[9] The same year, they had a son, Wang Ruiting. Wang Hao stated he would prefer his son to not pursue table tennis.[10]

Achievements edit

 
ITTF World Tour 2017 German Open, Wang Hao as coach of Fan Zhendong

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "WANG Hao". ittf.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "Wang Hao". 163.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on June 30, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  3. ^ "2009 WTTC (Men's Singles)". ittf.com.
  4. ^ "WANG Hao (CHN)". ittf.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  5. ^ Ian Marshall (January 3, 2010). "Summit Reached at the End of a Long Hard Road". ittf.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "World ranking Record for WANG Hao (CHN)". ittf.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  7. ^ "Wang Hao Officially Retired From The National Team". Archived from the original on December 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "Wang Hao Interview".
  9. ^ "Wang Hao's Love At First Sight". Archived from the original on August 28, 2013.
  10. ^ "Wang Hao Introduced Table Tennis To His Son (Photos)". Archived from the original on January 29, 2015.

External links edit

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