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
ResidenceBeijing, China
Born (1978-10-23) 23 October 1978
Fushun, Liaoning, China
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Table tennis career
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 SydneySingles
2000 SydneyDoubles
2004 AthensDoubles
2008 BeijingTeam
2008 BeijingSingles
World Championships
1997 ManchesterTeam
1999 EindhovenSingles
1999 EindhovenDoubles
2000 Kuala LumpurTeam
2001 OsakaSingles
2001 OsakaDoubles
2001 OsakaTeam
2003 ParisSingles
2003 ParisDoubles
2003 ParisMixed doubles
2004 DohaTeam
2005 ShanghaiDoubles
2006 BremenTeam
2007 ZagrebDoubles
2008 GuangzhouTeam
1997 ManchesterSingles
1997 ManchesterDoubles
2007 ZagrebMixed doubles
1997 ManchesterMixed doubles
1999 EindhovenMixed doubles
World Cup
1997 ShanghaiSingles
1998 TaipeiSingles
2003 Hong KongSingles
2007 ChengduSingles
2007 MagdeburgTeam
2000 Phnom PenhSingles
2004 HangzhouSingles
Asian Games
1998 BangkokSingles
1998 BangkokDoubles
1998 BangkokMixed doubles
1998 BangkokTeam
2006 DohaMixed doubles
2006 DohaTeam
2002 BusanSingles
2002 BusanTeam
2002 BusanDoubles
2002 BusanMixed doubles
2006 DohaSingles
2006 DohaDoubles

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.