Wang Nan (table tennis)

Wang Nan
Wang Nan in 2001 in Moscow after China was awarded the Olympics
Personal information
Native name
王楠
Nickname(s)
Nan Nan (楠楠), Nan Jie (楠姐)
NationalityChina
Born (1978-10-23) 23 October 1978
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleShakehand grip
Highest ranking1 (January 1999)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  China
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 1 0
World Championships 15 3 2
World Cup 5 2 0
Total 24 6 2
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Singles
2000 Sydney Doubles
2004 Athens Doubles
2008 Beijing Team
2008 Beijing Singles
World Championships
1997 Manchester Team
1999 Eindhoven Singles
1999 Eindhoven Doubles
2000 Kuala Lumpur Team
2001 Osaka Singles
2001 Osaka Doubles
2001 Osaka Team
2003 Paris Singles
2003 Paris Doubles
2003 Paris Mixed doubles
2004 Doha Team
2005 Shanghai Doubles
2006 Bremen Team
2007 Zagreb Doubles
2008 Guangzhou Team
1997 Manchester Singles
1997 Manchester Doubles
2007 Zagreb Mixed doubles
1997 Manchester Mixed doubles
1999 Eindhoven Mixed doubles
World Cup
1997 Shanghai Singles
1998 Taipei Singles
2003 Hong Kong Singles
2007 Chengdu Singles
2007 Magdeburg Team
2000 Phnom Penh Singles
2004 Hangzhou Singles
Asian Games
1998 Bangkok Singles
1998 Bangkok Doubles
1998 Bangkok Mixed doubles
1998 Bangkok Team
2006 Doha Mixed doubles
2006 Doha Team
2002 Busan Singles
2002 Busan Team
2002 Busan Doubles
2002 Busan Mixed doubles
2006 Doha Singles
2006 Doha Doubles

Wang Nan (Chinese: 王楠; pinyin: Wáng Nán; born October 23, 1978, in Fushun, Liaoning) is a female Chinese table tennis player from Liaoning. Wang was ranked world #1 on the ITTF ranking system from January 1999 to November 2002. She is left-handed, and began playing table tennis when she was seven years old. Her particular skills are changing the placement of the ball during rallies and her loop drive, as well as her notable speed. Wang has been the leader of the women's table-tennis team of China after Deng Yaping's retirement. In terms of achievements, she is one of the most successful female table tennis players (alongside Li Xiaoxia, Deng Yaping, Ding Ning, Zhang Yining) having won the gold medal in each of the Table Tennis World Cup, the Table Tennis World Championships, and the Olympic Games.