Jan-Ove Waldner

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." A sporting legend in his native Sweden as well as in China, he is known in China as 老瓦 Lǎo Wǎ ("Old Wa") or 常青树 Cháng Qīng Shù ("Evergreen Tree"), because of his extraordinary longevity and competitiveness. As of July 2023, he is the only person to win an Olympic table tennis gold medal representing a non-Asian country.

Jan-Ove Waldner
Jan-Ove Waldner
Personal information
Full nameJan-Ove Waldner
Nickname(s)老瓦 (Lǎo Wǎ, "Old Wa")
NationalitySwedish
Born (1965-10-03) 3 October 1965
Stockholm, Sweden
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehand grip
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Singles
2000 Sydney Singles
World Championships
1989 Dortmund Singles
1989 Dortmund Team
1991 Chiba Team
1993 Gothenburg Team
1997 Manchester Singles
2000 Kuala Lumpur Team
1983 Tokyo Team
1985 Gothenburg Team
1987 New Delhi Singles
1987 New Delhi Team
1991 Chiba Singles
1995 Tianjin Team
1997 Manchester Doubles
1993 Gothenburg Singles
1999 Eindhoven Singles
2001 Osaka Team
World Cup
1990 Chiba City Singles
1990 Chiba City Team
1983 Barbados Singles
1991 Barcelona Team
1994 Nimes Team
1996 Nimes Singles
1991 Barcelona Singles
European Championships
1986 Prague Doubles
1986 Prague Team
1988 Paris Doubles
1988 Paris Team
1990 Gothenburg Team
1992 Stuttgart Team
1996 Bratislava Singles
1996 Bratislava Doubles
1996 Bratislava Team
2000 Bremen Team
2002 Zagreb Team
1982 Budapest Singles
1984 Moscow Doubles
1992 Stuttgart Doubles
1994 Birmingham Singles
1994 Birmingham Team
1984 Moscow Team
1988 Paris Singles
1998 Eindhoven Doubles
1998 Eindhoven Team
2000 Bremen Singles
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