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Ma Long (Chinese: 马龙; pinyin: Mǎ Lóng; born 20 October 1988) is a Chinese professional table tennis player who is currently ranked number 3 in Men’s Singles by the ITTF and the reigning Olympic and World Cup singles champion.
- 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
- 72 kg (159 lb)
- 马龙
Ma Long is the most successful table tennis player in history, with five Olympic gold medals, three world titles and a record 14 World Championships. Learn more about his biography, achievements, style of play and latest news on Olympics.com.
3 days ago · Ma Long will get a shot at extending his Olympic record after the People’s Republic of China named the legendary table tennis star in their squad for the men’s team event at Paris 2024. The 35-year-old is the most successful Olympic table tennis player of all time, with Ma a five-time champion having won three team golds and two singles titles.
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- Ma Long's three nicknames. Some people might have a nickname or even two. Ma Long has at least three in regular usage among his fans and the table tennis world.
- Ma Long's record world number one stint. Before the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) switched to a weekly world ranking at the start of 2021, it was Ma Long who held the record for the longest time spent at world number one among men's singles players.
- Ma Long's Olympic heroes. It's no surprise that Ma counts his predecessors in the Chinese table tennis team – including Liu Guoliang, the former Chinese head coach and current president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association – among his heroes.
- Ma Long would have been a golfer if not for table tennis. What would Ma Long have done if table tennis hadn't worked out for him? In addition to playing football and basketball, Ma had his eye on another sport.
Apr 21, 2024 · 21 Apr 2024. Ma Long is the newly crowned champion at the ITTF Men’s World Cup on Sunday 21st April in Macao, China. The World No. 4 overcame fellow compatriot Lin Gaoyuan in a pulsating gold medal match to clinch his third Men’s World Cup title.
3 days ago · China’s Ma Long will get a shot at winning a sixth Olympic gold medal in Paris in August despite having been denied the chance to claim a third straight singles title at his fourth Summer Games.
Jul 30, 2021 · Published 7:10 AM PDT, July 30, 2021. TOKYO (AP) — For the fourth straight Olympics, Chinese men have swept the table tennis gold and silver medals in singles. Ma Long defended his Olympic title on Friday by beating teammate and top-ranked player Fan Zhendong 11-4, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 3-11, 11-7.
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