Eugene Wang

Eugene Wang (born Wang Zhen 王臻 on November 13, 1985 in Shijiazhuang) is a Canadian table tennis player. He was given permission to compete for Canada in June 2012, allowing him to represent Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's team event.[1][2] He trains in Saarbruken, Germany.[2]

Eugene Wang
Full nameEugene Wang
Nationality Canada
Born (1985-11-13) November 13, 1985
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Playing styleRight-handed
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)[1]

In June 2016, he was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[3]

Wang competed in the 2019 Butterfly Canadian National Championships in both Men's Singles & Men's Doubles, pairing with 2018 Champion Jeremy Hazin. Wang & Hazin won the doubles event, defeating the Québec duo of Antoine Bernadet & Marko Medjugorac in the Finals. Wang would go on to face both men again in the singles bracket, felling Medjugorac in the semi finals and Bernadet in the Finals. Wang's victory over Bernadet was a sweep (11-3 11-4 11-8 11-5).

References
  1. "2012 Summer Olympics – Eugene Wang profile". 2012 Summer Olympics official website. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  2. "Glasgow 2014 - Zhen Eugene Wang Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  3. Hossain, Asif (June 1, 2016). "Olympic veterans Zhang and Wang will return to Rio for table tennis". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

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