Eugene Wang

Eugene Wang
Full name	Eugene Zhen Wang
Nickname(s)	唐僧
Nationality	Canada
Born	(1985-11-13) November 13, 1985 (age 39) Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Table tennis career
Playing style	Right-handed
Club	True North TTC
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  Canada Pan American Games 2019 Lima Mixed doubles 2015 Toronto Singles 2015 Toronto Team 2019 Lima Singles 2023 Santiago Mixed doubles

Eugene Wang (born Wang Zhen 王臻 on November 13, 1985) is a Canadian table tennis player. He was given permission to compete for Canada in June 2012, allowing him to represent Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's team event.^[1][2] He trains in Saarbrücken, Germany.^[2]

In June 2016, he was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.^[3]

Wang competed in the 2019 Butterfly Canadian National Championships in both Men's Singles & Men's Doubles, pairing with 2018 Champion Jeremy Hazin. Wang & Hazin won the doubles event, defeating the Québec duo of Antoine Bernadet & Marko Medjugorac in the Finals. Wang would go on to face both men again in the singles bracket, felling Medjugorac in the semi-finals and Bernadet in the Finals. Wang's victory over Bernadet was a sweep (11-3 11-4 11-8 11-5).

He represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

References

1. "2012 Summer Olympics – Eugene Wang profile". 2012 Summer Olympics official website. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
2. "Glasgow 2014 - Zhen Eugene Wang Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
3. Hossain, Asif (June 1, 2016). "Olympic veterans Zhang and Wang will return to Rio for table tennis". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
4. "Zhang and Wang qualify for Tokyo 2020 at ITTF North American Olympic qualifiers". www.insidethegames.biz. March 7, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2021.