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About Jan-Ove Waldner
Former Swedish table tennis player Jan-Ove Waldner achieved over a dozen Swedish titles in his table tennis career.
His Highlights
He came into the limelight at the age of 16 in 1982, when he got to the final of the European Championships. In 1992, the former tennis player won gold in the men’s singles at the Summer Olympics held in Barcelona. Eight years later, he won silver at the Sydney Olympics.
Waldner, the “Mozart of table tennis” as he is referred to, played for TTC Rhon-Sprudel Fulda -Maberzell in the German Bundesliga. He has also played for Sparvagens BTK. His last game was in the Swedish first league for Angby/Sparvagen.
Waldner has been playing international elite level table tennis for more than thirty years.
Trivia
In China, he is known as “Evergreen Tree”.
His Awards
He made some impressive achievements in the course of his career. Some of them are;
As of 2022, he is the only player not from Japan, China or South Korea to win an Olympic table tennis title.
He won a silver medal in the World Championships in 1983.
He won a silver medal in doubles, and a bronze medal in team competition in the European Championship in 1984.
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F.A.Q. about Jan-Ove Waldner
When is his birthday?
Jan-Ove Waldner's birthday is on October 3, 1965.
In how many days is his birthday?
Jan-Ove's birthday is in 238 days
How old is he?
He is 59 years old.
Where is Jan-Ove from?
He was born in Stockholm, Sweden.