Ma Long

This article is about the Chinese table tennis player. For the Chinese footballer, see Ma Long (footballer). For other uses, see Ma Long (disambiguation).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ma.

Ma Long
Ma at the 2017 Asian Championships
Personal information
Native name马龙
Nickname(s)The Hexagon Warrior;[1] The Dictator; The King; The Dragon[2][3]
Born (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 36)
Anshan, China[4]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[5]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Equipment(s)(2023) DHS W968, DHS Hurricane 3 Neo National Blue Sponge (FH, Black), DHS Hurricane 3 Neo (BH, Red)
Highest ranking1 (January 2010)[6]
Current ranking7 (November 2024)[7]
ClubShandong Luneng[8]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 6 0 0
World Championships 14 1 4
World Cup 11 2 3
Total 31 3 7
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Singles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bremen Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rotterdam Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dortmund Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Suzhou Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Düsseldorf Singles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Halmstad Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Budapest Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Chengdu Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Busan Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Yokohama Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Yokohama Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Rotterdam Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Paris Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Durban Singles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2009 Linz Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dubai Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Magdeburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Liverpool Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Halmstad Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Dubai Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Chengdu Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Macau Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Düsseldorf Singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Weihai Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Liège Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Moscow Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Liège Singles
WTT Cup Finals
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Xinxiang Singles
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Jeju-do Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Yangzhou Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Yangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lucknow Singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lucknow Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lucknow Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Lucknow Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Macau Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Macau Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Busan Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Busan Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Pattaya Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wuxi Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pyeongchang Singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Pyeongchang Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Yangzhou Singles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Busan Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Pyeongchang Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Jeju-do Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Macau Doubles
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Sapporo Singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Hangzhou Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Changsha Singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Wuhan Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Yokohama Singles
ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Gold medal – first place 2006 Hong Kong Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Macau Singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Macau Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 London Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lisbon Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Doha Singles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Zhengzhou Singles[9]
Silver medal – second place 2011 London Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dubai Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Zhengzhou Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Beijing Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Beijing Doubles
National Games of China
Gold medal – first place 2013 Liaoning Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Liaoning Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tianjin Singles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Shaanxi Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Shandong Singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tianjin Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Shaanxi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Jiangsu Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Jiangsu Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Shandong Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Liaoning Team
All China Table Tennis Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Zhangjiagang Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jiangsu Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jiangsu Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Zhangjiagang Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Zhangjiagang Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Haerbing Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Anshan Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Weihai Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2004 Wuxi Singles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Nanjing Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Wuxi Singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Wuxi Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Zhangjiagang Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Hubei Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Hubei Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Anshan Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Weihai Singles
Silver medal – second place 2020 Weihai Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Nanjing Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Wuxi Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Zhangjiagang Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Zhangjiagang Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Zhangjiagang Team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santiago Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Kobe Singles
Gold medal – first place 2004 Kobe Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santiago Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2004 Kobe Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2004 Kobe Mixed Doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 New Delhi Singles
Gold medal – first place 2004 New Delhi Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2004 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Hyderabad Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2004 New Delhi Doubles

Ma Long (Chinese: 马龙; pinyin: Mǎ Lóng; born 20 October 1988) is a Chinese professional table tennis player, six-time Olympic champion, and three-time World Champion. He is the reigning World Cup singles champion. Widely regarded as the greatest table tennis player of all time,[10][11][12] he is the first and only male player to complete a career Double Grand Slam as the Olympic gold medalist in men's singles in 2016 and 2020.[13] He is also the first and only table tennis athlete to win 6 gold medals in summer Olympics — no other table tennis player has more than four.[14] He holds the record for most Olympic gold medals won by a Chinese athlete.[15]

Ma held the world number 1 ranking for a total of 64 months (and 34 consecutive months from March 2015), the most by any man in the history of table tennis.[16] He won the World Championship in men's singles in 2015, 2017 and 2019. His records led the International Table Tennis Federation to nickname him "The Dictator" and "The Dragon" (derived from his name, Lóng, which represents the zodiac year of his birth).[3][2] Since 2014, he has been the captain of the Chinese national table tennis men's team.

Ma is currently the world number 7 in the ITTF rankings.

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  3. ^ a b "All hail Ma Long, the Comeback King of Qatar!". ittf.com. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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  16. ^ "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.