Timothy Wang
Nationality United States
ResidenceHouston, Texas
Born (1991-08-17) August 17, 1991 (age 32)[1]
Houston, Texas
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Weight146 lb (66 kg)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehand
Timothy Wang
Chinese王浩平

Timothy Wang is an American table tennis player.[1] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's singles, but was defeated in the preliminary round.[2] Wang won the men's singles at the 2010 US National Championships and repeated his victory in 2012 and 2013. He also won the national championship in men's doubles in 2011 and 2012 (with Han Xiao) and in mixed doubles in 2011, 2012 and 2013 (with Ariel Hsing).[3] He represented the United States in the men's team table tennis event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

Wang's parents are both immigrants from Taiwan.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Timothy Wang". London 2012. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  2. ^ "Timothy Wang". NBC. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  3. ^ "US National Champions". USATT. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Timothy Wang Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Wu, Oscar; Liu, Hanna (July 25, 2012). "Taiwanese-Americans hoping to win Olympic medals for U.S." Central News Agency. Retrieved July 1, 2020.


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