Jan-Ove Waldner

Jan-Ove Waldner
Jan-Ove Waldner
Personal information
Full nameJan-Ove Waldner
Nickname(s)J-O
老瓦 (Lǎo Wǎ, "Old Wa")
NationalitySwedish
Born (1965-10-03) 3 October 1965
Stockholm, Sweden
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehand grip
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaSingles
2000 SydneySingles
World Championships
1989 DortmundSingles
1989 DortmundTeam
1991 ChibaTeam
1993 GothenburgTeam
1997 ManchesterSingles
2000 Kuala LumpurTeam
1983 TokyoTeam
1985 GothenburgTeam
1987 New DelhiSingles
1987 New DelhiTeam
1991 ChibaSingles
1995 TianjinTeam
1997 ManchesterDoubles
1993 GothenburgSingles
1999 EindhovenSingles
2001 OsakaTeam
World Cup
1990 Chiba CitySingles
1990 Chiba CityTeam
1983 BarbadosSingles
1991 BarcelonaTeam
1994 NimesTeam
1996 NimesSingles
1991 BarcelonaSingles
European Championships
1986 PragueDoubles
1986 PragueTeam
1988 ParisDoubles
1988 ParisTeam
1990 GothenburgTeam
1992 StuttgartTeam
1996 BratislavaSingles
1996 BratislavaDoubles
1996 BratislavaTeam
2000 BremenTeam
2002 ZagrebTeam
1982 BudapestSingles
1984 MoscowDoubles
1992 StuttgartDoubles
1994 BirminghamSingles
1994 BirminghamTeam
1984 MoscowTeam
1988 ParisSingles
1998 EindhovenDoubles
1998 EindhovenTeam
2000 BremenSingles

Jan-Ove Waldner (Swedish: [ˈjɑːn uːvɛ ˈvǎldnɛr]; born 3 October 1965), in Sweden commonly J-O Waldner or simply mononymously as J-O (Swedish: [ˈjîː.(j)uː]), is a Swedish former professional table tennis player. He is often referred to as "the Mozart of table tennis." A sporting legend in his native Sweden as well as in China, he is known in China as 老瓦 Lǎo Wǎ ("Old Wa") or 常青树 Cháng Qīng Shù ("Evergreen Tree"), because of his extraordinary longevity and competitiveness.