Name: Wang Nan
Sport: Table Tennis
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: October 23, 1978
Home: Liaoning Province
Height: 1.62 meters
Weight: 59 kg
Experience:
1992: Liaoning Provincial Table Tennis Team
1995: National team
1999-2001: World number one in the International Table Tennis Federation ranking
Major Achievements:
2000 Sydney Olympics: Champion, women's singles and women's doubles
2001 ITTF Pro Tour Table Tennis Finals: Runner-up, women's singles
2002 ITTF Pro Tour Table Tennis Finals: Champion, women's singles
2002 The 14th Busan Asia Games: Runner-up, women's singles and women's team
2003 47th World Table Tennis Championships: Champion, women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles
2003 ITTF Pro Tour Table Tennis Finals: Runner-up, women's doubles
2003 Table Tennis World Cup: Champion, women's singles
2004 47th Doha World Table Tennis Championship: Champion, women's team
2004 Athens Olympics: Champion, women's doubles
2004 ITTF Pro Tour Table Tennis Finals: Champion, women's doubles
2005 Qatar Open: Runner-up, women's singles
2005 The 48th World Table Tennis Championship: Champion, women's doubles
2006 Asia Cup Table Tennis Match: Champion, women's singles
2007 World Table Tennis Championship: Champion, women's doubles
2007 World Cup Table Tennis Tournament: Champion, women's singles
2007 French Open: Champion, women's doubles; runner-up, women's singles
2008 The 49th Guangzhou World Table Tennis Championship: Champion, women's team
A left-handed player, she emphasizes placement of the ball during rallies. She has an excellent loop drive shot and is known for her power.
After winning her 19th championship, Wang Nan passed Deng Yaping for the most titles by a Chinese table tennis player. She has won 23 in total.
(China.org.cn July 2, 2008)