Wang Hao (table tennis, born 1983)

Not to be confused with Wang Hao (table tennis, born 1966).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.
Wang Hao
Personal information
Nationality China
Born (1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 40)
Changchun, Jilin Province, China
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleOffensive Penholder
Highest ranking1 (Dec 2004, Oct 2007–Jul 2009, Apr–Sep 2011)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Singles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Doha Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Shanghai Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bremen Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Guangzhou Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Yokohama Singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Yokohama Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Moscow Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Dortmund Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Paris Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Zagreb Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rotterdam Singles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Paris Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Paris Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Zagreb Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Rotterdam Doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2007 Barcelona Singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Magdeburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Liege Singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dubai Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Magdeburg Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Magdeburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Guangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Liége Singles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Paris Singles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paris Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Hangzhou Singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bangkok Singles
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Jeju-do Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Yangzhou Singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Yangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Yangzhou Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Bangkok Doubles
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 New Delhi Singles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Kobe Singles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hangzhou Singles

Wang Hao (Chinese: 王皓; pinyin: Wáng Hào; born 15 December 1983) is a retired Chinese table tennis player and multiple-time Olympic medallist.[1][2] He is the current head coach of the Chinese Men's Table Tennis Team.

Wang became the world champion in men's singles in 2009, defeating three-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4–0.[3] Wang was also a three-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, as well as a three-time singles silver medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4] He was ranked #1 on the official ITTF world rankings for 27 consecutive months from October 2007 to December 2009.[5] In January 2010, he was surpassed by Ma Long.[6] In April 2011, Wang reclaimed his #1 ranking. He is known to execute the Reverse Penhold Backhand (RPB) with exceptional skill.

During his career, he appeared a record twelve times in major world competition finals. In men's singles, he won the Asian Championship, Asian Cup, Asian Games, and Chinese National Games at least once.

Wang retired from the national team at the end of 2014.[7] As of 2023, he is the head coach of the Chinese Men's Table Tennis Team.

  1. ^ "WANG Hao". ittf.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "Wang Hao". 163.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on June 30, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  3. ^ ]]/matches_16.asp?competition_ID=1792&s_Event_Type=MS "2009 WTTC (Men's Singles)". ittf.com.
  4. ^ "WANG Hao (CHN)". ittf.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "World ranking Record for WANG Hao (CHN)". ittf.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  6. ^ Ian Marshall (January 3, 2010). "Summit Reached at the End of a Long Hard Road". ittf.com. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  7. ^ "Wang Hao Officially Retired From The National Team". Archived from the original on December 27, 2014.