Advertisement
Name: Wang Hao
Date of birth: December 1, 1983, in Changchun, Jilin province
Entry for Beijing Games: Men's table tennis
Previous honours: Silver medal, 2004 Athens Olympics; Gold medal, 2006 Doha Asian Games; Champion, 2007 World Cup
Main rivals: Wang Liqin, Ma Lin, Vladimir Samsonov, Timo Boll, Ryu Seung-min
The Chinese table tennis juggernaut swept all before it at the Atlanta and Sydney Olympics, and much the same was expected at Athens. But things went awry in the men's singles as established stars Wang Liqin and Ma Lin crashed out, leaving then 21-year-old Wang Hao to face South Korean Ryu Seung-min in the final.
Advertisement