Mo Zhang (Chinese: 張墨;[2] born 17 January 1989) is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Canada.[3] She was born in Shijiazhuang, and currently resides in Vancouver.[citation needed]
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| Full name | Mo Zhang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Vancouver, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1989 Shijiazhuang, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Shakehand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equipment(s) | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 21 (May 2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | National Training Center, Ottawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editShe competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition.[citation needed]
With her win at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, she qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games.[4]
She won a bronze medal in the women's doubles with Anqi Luo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[5]
In June 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[6] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she lost in the second round to Hungary's Georgina Póta.[7]
She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8] Zhang qualified for her fifth Olympics in 2024.[9]
Career results
editNorth American Table Tennis Championships
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2013 Vancouver: Runner-up Women's Singles
2011 Mississauga: Winner Women's Singles- 2010 Grand Rapids: Winner Women's Singles
- 2009 Laval: Winner Women's Singles
- 2006 Rochester: Winner Women's Doubles
- 2008 Las Vegas: Runner-up Women's Singles
- 2007 Laval: Runner-up Women's Singles
- 2006 Rochester: Runner-up Women's Singles
North America Cup
edit- 2015 Markham: Winner Women's Singles
- 2014 Burnaby: Winner Women's Singles
- 2012 Mississauga: Runner-up Women's Singles
- 2011 Mississauga: Runner-up Women's Singles
- 2011 Mississauga: Winner Women's Team
Pan American Games
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2015 Toronto: Bronze Women's Team- 2011 Guadalajara: Winner Women's Singles
- 2007 Rio de Janeiro: Runner-up Women's Team
ITTF Pan-America Cup
editReferences
edit- ^ http://results.ittf.link/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=details&formid=99&rowid=110560&Itemid=266 Archived 9 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine - Accessed 9 Sep 2018
- ^ jmah (10 July 2015). "Pan Am Canadian Table Tennis Gold medal hopefuls". WYKAAO Table Tennis. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Mo Zhang". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ http://www.ittf.com/Stories/pictures/qualified_players_london_m.pdf Players qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games (accessed 1 November 2011).
- ^ "Anqi Luo on table tennis bronze in women's doubles with Mo Zhang". www.commonwealthgames.ca/. Commonwealth Games Canada. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ Hossain, Asif (1 June 2016). "Olympic veterans Zhang and Wang will return to Rio for table tennis". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Women's Singles". 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Zhang and Wang qualify for Tokyo 2020 at ITTF North American Olympic qualifiers". www.insidethegames.biz. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Canada's Mo Zhang clinches 5th Olympic berth at table tennis tourney in Peru". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
External links
edit- Zhang Mo at World Table Tennis
- Zhang Mo at Olympedia
- Zhang Mo at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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