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Jan-Ove Waldner (Swedish: [ˈjɑːn uːvɛ ˈvǎldnɛr]; born 3 October 1965), in Sweden commonly J-O Waldner (Swedish: [ˈjiː uː], is a Swedish former professional table tennis player. He is often referred to as "the Mozart of table tennis."
Jan 27, 2024 · He captured gold in the Team Competitions. His first bronze medal came in 1993 in Singles and again received gold in Team Competitions. His past 2 golds were in 1997 in Singles and 2000 in Team Competitions. It one of the most impressive wins ever for a table tennis player.
Jan-Ove Waldner – a giant in modern table tennis. The odd thing is that he is not Chinese. Table tennis is China's national sport, and China is the world's most populous country with millions of table tennis players.
Jan-Ove Waldner is a Swedish former table tennis player. He is often referred to as "the Mozart of table tennis," and is widely regarded as one of the greatest table tennis players of...
Enjoy the full match from the men's teams quarter-finals of the 2000 World Table Tennis Championships, as a young Timo Boll takes on...
Mar 24, 2020 · Jan-Ove Waldner, a silver medallist in Sydney (Photo: John Oros) To this very day Waldner remains the only player outside of Asia to be crowned men’s singles champion at the Olympic Games. Waldi was also a finalist eight years later at Sydney 2000, just missing out to China’s Kong Linghui.
Jan-Ove Waldner – the supreme artist, the player who thought differently and found an innumerable number of ways to win a point. He was the player who rose to the challenge of the big occasion; the master of the service and control over the table tennis ball.
Jan-Ove Waldner was born 10 October, 1965 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is considered by many as the greatest table tennis player of all-time. Swedish legend competed in 5 Olympic Games, winning one gold & silver medal in singles event. Waldner is a 6-time World champion – 4 times in team & twice in singles event.
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May 5, 2020 · 05 May 2020. Simply when in the mood there was no player on planet earth comparable to Sweden’s Jan-Ove Waldner; on Monday 5th May 1997, he was in the mood. He won the men’s singles title at the World Championships in Manchester beating Vladimir Samsonov of Belarus in the final (21-12, 21-17, 21-13); thus having won in 1989 in Dortmund, he ...
