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)