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Fan Zhendong beat Sweden’s Truls Möregårdh 4-1 to win his first individual Olympic gold medal at Paris 2024 on Sunday, 4 August. [33] His victory marked Fan's completion of a career Grand slam, having now secured singles titles in the World Championships, World Cup, and Olympics. [34]
Fan Zhendong has several feathers in his cap including being the youngest member of the Chinese table tennis team, the youngest ITTF World Tour Champion, the youngest World Table Tennis Champion, and most recently, the current No. 1. Fan has so far won 7 gold medals in ITTF World Tour Men’s singles. At the age of 25 only, he is considered to ...
Aug 4, 2024 · World champion Fan Zhendong of China bested Sweden's Truls Moregardh 4-1, for the gold medal in the table tennis men's singles event at the 2024 Olympic Games. In the gold medal match, the second seed sparred with the new Olympic finalist who has had a Cinderella run in Paris after entering the games at the No. 19 seed.
Fan Zhendong, from Guangzhou in southern China, is one of his generation's best paddlers, thriving in a nation where table tennis is more than a sport. It's a national passion. Starting the sport very young, Fan joined Guangdong's provincial table tennis team at just seven years old.
Aug 4, 2024 · The People's Republic of China's Fan Zhendong beat Sweden’s Truls Möregårdh 4-1 to win his first individual Olympic gold medal at Paris 2024 on Sunday, 4 August.
Jan 2, 2024 · The Chinese world number 1 took silver at Tokyo 2020 in 2021 and has won the last two singles world titles. After struggling in the second half of 2023, Fan told Olympics.com and World Table Tennis about his approach for 2024 leading up to the Paris Olympic Games, where he is favourite.
Aug 5, 2024 · The win not only secured China's third gold in the sport in Paris, but established Fan as the tenth Chinese player to achieve a Grand Slam, having won the World Championships, World Cup and Olympic titles. When Fan converted on the sixth match point, roaring cheers echoed in the South Paris Arena.
