Wang Nan, born on October 23, 1978Liaoning ProvinceFushun City, Chinese table tennis player, world champion, Olympic champion, and the first woman to win a "full slam".Member of the Communist Party of China, representative of the 16th and 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.He is currently the chairman of Weihai Nanhai Table Tennis Training Base Management Co., Ltd.[10-13]
Wang Nan started playing table tennis when she was 7 years old. She held the racket horizontally with her left hand and played loop ball with fast attack.[14-15]In 1992, he joined the Liaoning Provincial Team.In 1993, he was selected into the national table tennis team of China.[14]In 1997, she won the women's team championship of the 44th World Table Tennis Championships and the first world championship in her career. In the same year, she won the 2nd Women's Table Tennis World Cup and the first singles world championship.[16]2000 Sydney Olympic GamesHe won two gold medals in women's singles and women's doubles on his first trip to the Olympic Games.In the 46th World Table Tennis Championships in 2001, one person won the women's team, women's doubles and women's singles.2004 Athens Olympic Games, partnerZhang YiningWon the gold medal in women's doubles.[17]In the 2007 Women's Table Tennis World Cup, she won the women's singles championship and became the four champion of the event.In the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, we won the women's team championship.[17]After the Beijing Olympic Games, he announced his retirement and won 24 world championships in his career, making the women's singles champion of the Olympic Games, the World Table Tennis Championships and the World Cup "Grand Slam".[14][18]
In March 2009Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of ChinaServed as Director of the Culture and Sports Department of the Central Propaganda Department of the Youth League.In 2019, he was selected into the preparation staff for the Tokyo Olympic Games of Guoping.After marriageGuo BinIn the business world, the two invested and operated many enterprises, such as Wang Nan Sports Leisure Clothing Co., Ltd., Weihai Nanhai Table Tennis Training Base Management Co., Ltd., Weihai Guoqiu House Table Tennis Club Co., Ltd.[1][19-22]
Hold the racket horizontally with the left hand, and combine loop ball with fast attack
major awards
September 1997 World Cup Women's Singles Champion Won the 45th World Table Tennis Championships in Women's Singles and Women's Doubles in 1999 2000 Sydney Olympic Women's Singles and Doubles Champion 2004 Athens Olympic women's doubles champion 2007 World Cup Women's Singles Championopen
major awards
September 1997 World Cup Women's Singles Champion Won the 45th World Table Tennis Championships in Women's Singles and Women's Doubles in 1999 2000 Sydney Olympic Women's Singles and Doubles Champion 2004 Athens Olympic women's doubles champion 2007 World Cup Women's Singles Champion Champion of the 49th Guangzhou World Table Tennis Championships 2008 Beijing Olympic Women's Team Champion
Wang Nan's father, Wang Dezhan, was engaged in education in Fushun. When he was young, he loved playing table tennis and entered the municipal sports school.He sent his eldest daughter Wang Miao and youngest daughter Wang Nan to Fushun Sports School and gave them to those who played togetherZhang JingqingCoach.At the sports school, Wang Nan slowly showed her understanding of table tennis and learned quickly. Zhang Jingqing began to "open a small kitchen" for her.During the training, Wang Nan was especially able to bear hardships. The coach never stopped and never stopped to rest. In less than two years, she was able to defeat her sister Wang Miao.[23]
Wang Nan gets along with Coach Zhang Jingqing day and night, and starts calling Zhang Jingqing Ganma.In order to train Wang Nan, Zhang Jingqing came up with a bold move: she fired an iron table tennis racket from the steel factory and asked Wang Nan to practice his movements in front of the mirror. This training method for male players at that time was rarely used on female players.In the future, Wang Nan's movements and wrist strength will benefit from the foundation of this iron racket.[23]
As a child, Wang Nan had a strong rebellious mentality. Once in a match in Tianjin, Wang Nan, who was young and immature, did not play well, which attracted many parents in the stands to boo. Xiao Wang Nan was so angry that he played on the faces of the parents in the stands, drawing two parents to cover their faces.After the game, Zhang Jingqing, angry, grabbed Wang Nan, walked to the empty place in the corridor and hit his daughter twice.Wang Nan was immediately beaten to sob up, and they hugged each other and cried bitterly.Zhang Jingqing said to Wang Nan, "As my daughter, I have to be more strict. Keep your voice down and don't let others hear you!" In 1992, Wang Nan joined the Liaoning Provincial Team and learned from Zhang Kangmei.Wang Nan, who had just entered the provincial team and was still an unknown person, was famous for his temper. When he was unhappy, he would drop his racket and cut down the table. For this reason, his parents would visit Wang Nan from Fushun to Shenyang every week. As long as his parents were there, Wang Nan would practice especially hard.[14][23-24]
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At the age of 15, he was selected into the national team
Wang Nan in his youth
In 1993, he participated in the 7th National Games and successively defeated the old playersQiao Hong、Liu Wei、Qiao Yunping, won the fifth place and was selected into the national team at the age of 15.After arriving at the national team, Wang Nan still has a bad temper and even dares to get angry with world champions Liu Wei and Qiao Yunping.At that time, Wang Nan was the youngest in the national team, and the coach would often reason with her.The coach found that as long as she reasoned with Wang Nan, she would listen.In the national team, Wang Nan was overcome by the coach one by one because of his mania and weak willpower when playing.In November 1994, Wang Nan won the women's singles championship of the Swedish Open and began to make a figure.In June 1995, she won the women's singles championship of China Open.[14][23-25]
In 1996, he was too nervous to be selected into the Olympic team for the Atlanta Olympic Games.After the Atlanta Olympics, Qiao Hong, Liu Wei and Qiao Yunping retired. Wang Nan andYang Ying、Li Ju、Wang ChenHe was promoted to be the main member of the group.In the same year, Wang Nan ranked fifth in the world ranking of women's singles released by the International Table Tennis Federation.[2][14][26-27]
First World Champion
In April 1997, he participated in the 44th World Table Tennis Championships, andDeng Yaping、Li Ju、Yang YingandWang ChenCooperate to win the women's team championship and the first world champion medal.In mixed doubles projects, andWang LiqinCooperation, won the third place.In women's doublesLi JuThe cooperation won the runner up.In women's singles, she lost to Deng Yaping and won the runner up.In July, she participated in the American Open Table Tennis Championship and won the women's singles championship.In September, she won the women's singles championship at the second table tennis World Cup and won her first singles world championship.In October, she won the third place in women's singles and women's doubles at the Eighth National Games (with Wang Peng). In the same month, she participated in the first Lebanese Open Table Tennis Championship and won the women's doubles championship (with Li Ju).[16][25][27]
China's new female table tennis leader
stayDeng YapingAfter retiring from the national team in 1997, the outside world agreed that Wang Nan andLi JuIt will be the main competitor of Deng Yaping's successor.In order to defeat Li Ju, Wang Nan took his video tape to the room and watched it ball by ball, making notes and analysis of each ball.In May 1998, he participated in the China Table Tennis Star Game, won the women's singles championship, and partnered with Li Ju to win the women's doubles championship.In June, he participated in the "Ogura Cup" All Japan Table Tennis Open and won the women's doubles championship again with Li Ju.In August, he participated in the National Table Tennis Club League A on behalf of Liaoning Benxi Steel Tengda Club and won the third place in women's group.In September, she participated in the China Table Tennis Grand Prix and won the women's singles championship;Play in the National Table Tennis Championships, cooperate with Li Ju to win the women's doubles championship, andWang LiqinCooperate to win the runner up of mixed doubles;Participated in the 14th Asian Championships and won the championship of women's team, mixed doubles and women's singles.[25][27-29]
In December 1998, he participated in the Asian Games in Bangkok and became the quadruple champion of women's singles, women's doubles, mixed doubles and women's team.In the women's league project, partnerYang Ying、Li JuPlay in the semi-final against South Korea and win 2-0Jin Mao School, helped China beat South Korea 3-0, and then China beat North Korea in the final to win the women's team championship.In mixed doubles projects, andWang LiqinPartner, beat South Korea in the finalJin Mao School/Wu Shangyin。In women's singles, he defeated teammate Li Ju 3-0 to win the championship.In women's doubles, partner with Li Ju to win the final against Hong KongChen Danlei/Sang Yachan, won the women's doubles championship.[30-33]In the same year, Wang Nan also successfully defended her title at the Women's Table Tennis World Cup, taking advantage of the team competition with her doubles partner Li Ju.[16]
Wang Nan won the women's singles championship of the 1999 World Table Tennis Championships
At the beginning of 1999, Wang Nan's world ranking surpassed that of the previous eight consecutive yearsDeng Yaping, ranking first in the world.[27]For surpassing Deng Yaping, Wang Nan has his own idea: "It doesn't mean that I have really replaced Deng Yaping. Technically, we may be almost the same, but there is a big gap between us and her in terms of ideology and will quality. To really surpass her, it may take years of effort to achieve it, or it may not be possible until I retire." In January of the same year,Wang Nan won the women's singles and women's doubles championship of the World Professional Tour Finals.In May, she won the championship of the Asian Top 12 Women's Table Tennis Classic.In August, he participated in the 45th World Table Tennis Championships and won two gold medals in women's doubles and women's singles for the first time.[25][34]
Sydney Olympic Games won two gold medals
Wang Nan Won the Sydney Olympic Women's Doubles Championship
In 2000, he participated in the Sydney Olympic Games for the first time.[35]In the 1/8 finals of women's singles, Wang Nan fell behind 1-2 in the total score and was defeated 16-20 in the fourth roundLi JiaweiShe fought back with a total score of 3-2. Wang Nan's hand was still shaking when she ate after the game.[36]In the quarter finals, he defeated Zhili Koyama 3-0.[37]In the semi-final, he defeated Chen Jing 3-1 and joined Li Ju in the final.[38]In the final, when the score was 1-2 down, Wang Nan relied on the changeable tactics to pull two games in a row and get on the podium of the women's singles championship. After Deng Yaping, Wang Nan became another female table tennis superstar who achieved the grand slam singles (Olympic Games, World Table Tennis Championships, World Cup), and became a new generation of queen in the international table tennis world.[16][27][39]In the Olympic doubles, partner Li Ju defeated South Korean team Liu Zhihui/Jin Maoxiao 3-2 in the semi-finals and teammate Sun Jin/Yang Ying in the final to win the women's doubles gold medal in table tennis.[40]
The women's team won the championship in 2001 World Table Tennis Championships
In February 2001, she won the second place in the women's singles final of the World Professional Tour.In April, he participated in the 46th World Table Tennis Championships and won three championships.In the final of the women's team project, the team won 2-0 in the first setJinxiangmei, helped the Chinese team beat the Korean team 3-0 to win the women's team championship.In women's singles, the semi-finals beat the team-mates 3-1Zhang Yining, defeated his teammates 3-1 in the finalLin Ling, won the women's singles championship of the World Table Tennis Championships for a second time.In women's doubles, win the semi-finals 3-0Zhang Yining／Zhang Yingying, defeated his teammates in three straight sets in the finalYang Ying／Sun Jin, successfully defending the women's doubles champion of the World Table Tennis Championships.In June of the same year, she won the women's singles championship of China Table Tennis Grand Prix.In September, she won the women's singles championship and women's doubles runner up of the Korean Open, and the women's singles championship and women's doubles runner up of the Japanese Open.In October, he participated in the 9th National Games and won the women's singles and doubles championships.[25][41-43]
Busan Asian Games Encountered Waterloo
In January 2002, the women's singles final of the World Tour Finals of the International Table Tennis Federation was played against young playersNiu JianfengIn the first four games, the two sides fought 2-2, and then Wang Nan won the women's singles championship for the second time by defeating the opponent 4-2 in two consecutive games.[44]In the same year, at the Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, Wang Nan suffered a "Waterloo". The women's team played against the Korean team in the final. Wang Nan, who came on the court with injuries, lost 0-3 successivelyJinxiangmei, 1-3 minusJin YingjiIn the end, the Chinese team lost to the Korean team 1-3 overall score and won the runner up. After the game, Wang Nan burst into tears.In mixed doubles projects, andWang LiqinPartner, by the Chinese Hong Kong teamTiana/Zhang Yu beat 4-3 to stop the semi-finals.In women's singlesZhang YiningJoined in the final, lost 3-4, and won the runner up.[27][30][45]
The defeat in Busan had a great impact on Wang Nan. For the first time, she thought of retiring: "In half a year, she has been living on the verge of collapse. At least 1000 times, she dreamed of the game. Every day, she asked herself," Did you play it yourself? Can you do it again? "[46]
The first woman to win a "full slam"
2003 World Table Tennis Championships Mixed Doubles
In 2003, the World Table Tennis Championships were won in women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.May 23, partnerMa LinIn the mixed doubles final, he defeated teammate Bai Yang/Liu Guozheng 4-3, and became the first player in the women's event to win all the world championships.In the women's singles final, Wang Nan changed her tactics and played fast and ruthlessly, winning 4-3Zhang Yining, won the championship and achieved three consecutive championships of this event in the World Table Tennis Championships. After winning, Wang Nan wept for a long time.In the women's doubles final, partner Zhang Yining defeated her teammates 4-1Guo Yue/Niu Jianfeng, the winner, became the first Chinese athlete to win three individual championships in a single World Table Tennis Championships in 32 years.[16][39][47-50]In December of the same year, she participated in the Women's Table Tennis World Cup and defeated her teammates 4-1 in the singles finalNiu Jianfeng, win the championship.[51]
Athens Olympic Games Won Women's Doubles Gold Medals
Athens Olympic women's doubles champion
In 2004, she participated in the 47th World Table Tennis Championships and won the championship of the women's team.[17]In the same year, he participated in the Athens Olympic Games. In the women's doubles finalZhang Yining, beat South Korea 4-0Li Enshi/Shi EnmeiAnd won his third Olympic gold medal.[52]Women's singles event quarter finals, lost 1-4 to Singapore playersLi Jiawei, failed to advance to the semi-finals.After the game, table tennis celebritiesXu YinshengIt was pointed out that Wang Nan lost in the backward technology: "Wang Nan belongs to a stable and aggressive playing style. In the current table tennis world, women's characteristics are more masculine."[36][53]In November, she participated in the women's singles final of the Table Tennis World Cup and lost 2-4Zhang Yining, won the runner up.In December, Zhang Yining was defeated 4-1 in the quarter finals and 1-4 in the semi-finals of the women's singles in the finals of the ITTF Professional TourGuo Yue；In women's doubles, partner Zhang Yining won the championship.In the same year, Wang Nan also won the women's doubles championship in South Korea, the second place in Japan, the second place in Changchun, Singapore and Greece in the ITTF Tour.[25][54-56]
Be transferred to retirement
After the 2004 finals, Wang Nan commented that her competitive status was not ideal and she wanted to retire, but in order to participate in the Beijing Olympic Games, she finally chose to continue: "Because the 2008 Olympic Games was held in China, the coach of the team hoped that I could stay and lead young athletes to the highest podium, so I decided to stick to it for four years. At that time, I thought that after 2008, I would be my end."[57-59]
2005 World Table Tennis Championships in Women's Doubles
In 2005, she won the second place in women's singles of Qatar Open.In May of the same year, he participated in the 48th World Table Tennis Championships, andZhang YiningPartner, win the women's doubles finalNiu Jianfeng/Guo YueWinning the championship, equaling byDeng Yaping18 world championships.After the game, Wang Nan was relieved: "This is the most unforgettable time in my table tennis career." In August, he was not included in the list of the 17th Asian Table Tennis Championships of Guoping.[17][25][60-61]
In October 2005, she participated in the 10th National Games and was defeated by Zhang Yining when she was 3-1 ahead in the women's singles final.After the game, the news about Wang Nan's retirement became the focus of fans and media again. To this end, Wang Nan responded that he would return to the national team and everything would be arranged by the team.Assistant Director General of the General Administration of Sport of ChinaCai Zhenhua"Wang Nan never explicitly said that she would retire after the 10th National Games. I am confident that she will return to the peak."[62-64]
Surpass Deng Yaping
In January 2006, Assistant Director of the General Administration and Director of Table Tennis and Badminton CenterCai ZhenhuaIt was announced that Wang Nan became a team member and coach. At the same time, Cai Zhenhua said, "Wang Nan's primary task now is to be a good athlete, but in the future, he may further be added to the national team coach team as a fresh blood."[65]
In May 2006, she participated in the women's team final of the 48th World Table Tennis Championships, and played in the third set when the score was 1-1. In the unfavorable situation of 0-2 backwardness, she withstood the pressure and reversed Liu Xufei 3-1 to help the Chinese team surpass the Hong Kong team 2-1 in the score.Wang Nan won his 19th world championship, overtaking Deng Yaping and becoming the table tennis player who won the most world championships in China at that time.In September, he participated in the Singapore Open and China Open in succession. In the women's singles final, he lost to Zhang Yining 2-4 and 3-4 respectively, and won two runners up.In October, I participated in the 2006 National Table Tennis Championships. In mixed doubles, my partnerMa Lin, defeated 4-2Wang Hao/Guo Yue, take off the mixed doubles crown.[17][27][66-68]
In December 2006, participated inDoha Asian Games, playing in the women's team, women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. In the middle and final of the women's team, he played the first singles and defeated the Singapore teamSun BeibeiTo help China beat Singapore 3-0, making up for the loss in Busan four years ago.In women's singles, the semi-finals lost toTie Yana, missed the final;In women's doublesChen QingPartner, sufferTie Yana/Zhang RuiReverse and fail to win the final;In mixed doubles projects, andMa LinCooperation, 4-2 victory over South KoreaLee Jung-woo/Li Enji, win the championship.In the end, Wang Nan bid farewell to the Asian Games with mixed doubles, two gold medals for the women's team, and two bronze medals for women's singles and women's doubles, and surpassed them with six gold medals in the Asian GamesDeng YapingAnd become the most gold medal winner of the Asian Games in China's women table tennis history.[30][69-73]
2007 World Table Tennis Championships in Women's Doubles
In May 2007, he participated in the 49th World Table Tennis Championships. In the women's doubles finalZhang Yining, defeated 4-0Guo Yue/Li XiaoxiaWinning the championship and achieving five consecutive championships in women's doubles at the World Table Tennis Championships.[74]In October, participated in the 11th Women's Table Tennis World Cup, the quarter finals, and defeated the players from Hong Kong, China 4-1Jiang Huajun；Semi final, 4-1 victory over Hong Kong, ChinaTie Yana；In the final, 4-1 win over teammatesZhang Yining, won the World Cup for the fourth time, and won the 21st World Cup trophy in his career.[17][75][77-79]In December, he played in the 2007 World Table Tennis Championships and team-mates in the women's singles finalLi XiaoxiaAfter playing seven games, Wang Nan finally won the championship 4-3. After the game, Wang Nan said that the victory was of great significance to him and was an encouragement to prepare for the Beijing Olympic Games.[76]In the same year, Wang Nan also obtainedMagdeburgWomen's Team Champion of the World Cup, Women's Doubles Champion of the Qatar Open (andLi Xiaoxia）, Slovenia Open women's singles runner up, Croatia Open women's singles runner up, French Open women's singles runner up, women's doubles champion (andGuo Yue）。With her performance in 2007, Wang Nan returned to the second place in the world and made it clear that,Beijing Olympic GamesIt will be the last contest of my career.[17][25][80-81]
Impact on 2008 Olympic qualification
In 2008, the list of Chinese table tennis teams for the Beijing Olympic Games has been in dispute becauseZhang Yining、Guo YueWang Nan andLi XiaoxiaThe competition between the two for the third Olympic ticket has reached a climax.In March, Wang Nan participated in the women's team of the World Table Tennis Championships, the last time in her career.In the group match, the team lost 1-3 to North KoreaJinzhong, then, getting better and better, winning the semi-finals 3-0Tie Yana, in the final, play in the third set and win 3-0Wang Yuegu, helped the Chinese team beat Singapore 3-1 to win the women's team championship.Relying on the performance of the World Table Tennis Championships, he won his 23rd world champion and added important weight to the list of candidates for the Beijing Olympic Games.[17][82-86]
On March 2, 2008, the Chinese table tennis team announcedBeijing Olympic GamesThe third candidate, Wang Nan, won the opportunity to represent the Chinese team in the Asian qualifying round of table tennis for the Beijing Olympic Games.In the group match, we won four of the four matches and won the first place in the group.On March 7, it defeated Ying Ronghui of North Korea 4-0, just one step away from the Olympic qualification, and then lost 3-4 on behalf of South KoreaDonnaAnd failed to obtain Olympic qualification in advance.On March 8, defeated the Chinese Hong Kong team 4-0Zhang RuiAnd gain the qualification of Beijing Olympic Games.[87-91]As for the Beijing Olympic Games, Wang Nan said: "The 2008 Olympic Games is not for individuals, but for the country. The Olympic Games set up team events for the first time, and my team-mates and I take team champion as the biggest task." For "why not leave the position to represent the futureLi Xiaoxia”Wang Nan responded: "I will not consider what the outside world says, the most important thing is what I am doing."[91-92]
In March 2008, participated in the Kuwait Open, andZhang YiningPartner, beat Singapore 4-2Li Jiawei/Sun Beibei, won the women's doubles championship.[93]In May, she participated in the China Open Table Tennis Tournament and lost 0-4 to Singapore's first sister Li Jiawei,[94]In the same month, she participated in the Japanese Open and won the women's team final 3-0 in the second setFeng Tianwei, helped China beat Singapore 3-0 to win the championship, and lost 3-4 in the first round of women's singlesDonnaFor the second time in three months.In the world ranking in June, Wang Nan wasLi XiaoxiaAnti super, ranking fourth.[95-97]
Beijing Olympic Games - gold and silver
On June 17, 2008, Director of Table Tennis and Badminton Center of General Administration of Sport of ChinaLiu FengyanAnnounce the lineup of Guoping for the Beijing Olympic Games: Wang Nan Joins HandsZhang Yining、Guo YueSelected to participate in the women's team and women's singles competitions.Head Coach of the Chinese Women's TeamShi ZhihaoHe said, "Wang Nan has experienced some ups and downs recently due to physical reasons, but the Chinese women's team has a lot of trust in her." In July, she participated in the Chinese women's table tennis team's warm-up match for the Olympic Games, and reversed 3-2 after losing two games firstMuzi, and withZhang YiningCooperate to defeat men's doublesaSKa /Hu Bingtao。[98-100]
Beijing Olympic women's team won the championship
On August 17, 2008, in the women's team final of the Beijing Olympic Games, the Chinese team composed of Wang Nan, Zhang Yining and Guo Yue played against the Singapore team. Wang Nan played in the first game, and when he lost in the first game, he pulled back three games in a row to defeat the Singapore team 3-1Feng Tianwei, helping the Chinese team get the first point.In the end, China defeated Singapore 3-0 to win the women's team gold medal.Wang Nan won his 24th world champion in his career and tied with four Olympic gold medalsDeng YapingRecords of.[17][101-102]
In women's singles, the fourth round of singles beat South Korea 4-2Park Meiying, entered the top eight.[103]1/4 match, 4-1 win over Tiyana from Hong Kong, China.[104]In the semi-final, beat the teammate 4-2Guo Yue。[105]In the final, meetZhang YiningIn the end, Wang Nan lost 1-4 to Zhang Yining, winning the silver medal in the women's singles at the Beijing Olympic Games.After the game, Wang Nan said: "After 2004, my peak period has passed. I have overcome many difficulties to participate in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. I have completed my task to finally meet Zhang Yining in the final, or I have a perfect ending. After losing to Zhang Yining, I did not feel pain, but felt very happy, even a relief."[106-107]
Wang Nan Picks Silver in Beijing Olympic Games[5]
Announcing retirement
After the women's singles final of the Beijing Olympic Games, Wang Nan shed tears on the podium and said that the Beijing Olympic Games was his last game: "This game is my last game. After playing the Olympic Games, I will retire. This game is unforgettable for me." For the future, Wang Nan said that he was ready to take a rest for a while before considering.[6][14][108]
Business experience
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After retiring from table tennis, Wang Nan and her husbandGuo BinEngaged in the business world, they invested and operated many enterprises.In November 2017, Wang Nan and his wife joined handsLiu GuoliangAnd Yajule Group, signed an agreement with Nanhai New District, Weihai City, and announced to spend 50 billion yuan to build a sports industry featured town.[22][121]
Wang Nan and her husband Guo Bin
On April 1, 2021, Wang Nan and Guo Bin invested in the establishment of Weihai Guoqiu House Table Tennis Club Co., Ltd.On July 8, Weihai Nanhai Table Tennis Training Base Management Co., Ltd. (Wang Nan as the chairman) cooperated with China Table Tennis Association and the Management Committee of Weihai Nanhai New Area to host the Olympic warm-up match of China's national table tennis team.On July 17, Wang Nan's National Stadium opened.[22][122]
According to Tianyan, as of 2021, Wang Nan and Guo Bin have more than ten affiliated companies, involving sports, clothing, hotels, education, real estate, cultural media and other industries.[22]
Wang Nan/Zhang Yining 4-1 Niu Jianfeng/Guo Yue[169]
The 47th World Table Tennis Championships
Women's groups
2004
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China 3-0 Hong Kong[170]
The 47th World Table Tennis Championships
Women's singles
2003
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Wang Nan 4-3 Zhang Yining[172]
The 47th World Table Tennis Championships
Women's doubles
2003
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Wang Nan/Zhang Yining 4-1 Sheng Guo Yue/Niu Jianfeng[171]
The 47th World Table Tennis Championships
Mixed doubles
2003
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Wang Nan/Ma Lin 4-3 Liu Guozheng/Bai Yang[173]
The 46th World Table Tennis Championships
Women's doubles
2001
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Wang Nan/Li Ju 3-0 Yang Ying/Sun Jin[43]
The 46th World Table Tennis Championships
Women's singles
2001
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Wang Nan 3-1 Lin Ling[42]
The 46th World Table Tennis Championships
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2001
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China 3-0 North Korea[41]
The 45th World Table Tennis Championships
Women's groups
2000
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China 3-1 China Taipei[174]
The 45th World Table Tennis Championships
Women's doubles
1999
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Wang Nan/Li Ju VS Yang Ying/Sun Jin[175-176]
The 45th World Table Tennis Championships
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1999
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Wang Nan 3-2 Zhang Yining[177]
The 44th World Table Tennis Championships
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1997
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World Cup
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Magdeburg World Cup Team Match
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China 3-0 South Korea[178]
Women's Table Tennis World Cup
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2007
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Wang Nan 4-1 Zhang Yining[17][75]
Women's Table Tennis World Cup
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2004
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Wang Nan 2-4 Zhang Yining[150]
Women's Table Tennis World Cup
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2003
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Wang Nan 4-1 Niu Jianfeng[51]
Women's Table Tennis World Cup
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Events
Olympic Games
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Women's Team Champion of Beijing Olympic Games[101]
2008
Runner up in women's singles at Beijing Olympic Games[106]
2004
Athens Olympic women's doubles champion[52]
2000
Sydney Olympic women's doubles champion[40]
2000
Sydney Olympic women's singles champion[16][27][39]
World Table Tennis Championship
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Women's Team Champion of the 49th World Table Tennis Championships[83]
2007
The 49th World Table Tennis Champion of Women's Doubles[74]
2007
Runner up in mixed doubles at the 49th World Table Tennis Championships[141]
2006
Women's Team Champion of the 48th World Table Tennis Championships[17]
2005
The 48th World Table Tennis Champion of Women's Doubles[17][25][60]
2004
Women's Team Champion of the 47th World Table Tennis Championships[17]
2003
Women's Singles Champion of the 47th World Table Tennis Championships[47]
2003
The 47th World Table Tennis Champion of Women's Doubles[47]
2003
The 47th World Table Tennis Champion of Mixed Doubles[47]
2001
The 46th World Table Tennis Champion of Women's Doubles[43]
2001
Women's Singles Champion of the 46th World Table Tennis Championships[42]
2001
Women's Team Champion of the 46th World Table Tennis Championships[25][41]
2000
Women's Team Champion of the 45th World Table Tennis Championships[16]
1999
The 45th World Table Tennis Champion of Women's Doubles[25][34]
1999
Women's Singles Champion of the 45th World Table Tennis Championships[25][34]
1997
Women's Team Champion of the 44th World Table Tennis Championships[16]
World Cup
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Women's Team Champion of Magdeburg World Cup[17][25]
2007
Women's Table Tennis World Cup Women's Singles Champion[17][75]
2004
Women's Table Tennis World Cup women's single runner up[150]
2003
Women's Table Tennis World Cup Women's Singles Champion[51]
1998
Women's Table Tennis World Cup Women's Singles Champion[16]
1997
Women's Table Tennis World Cup Women's Singles Champion[16]
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Champion of mixed doubles in the 15th Asian Games[69-70]
2006
Women's Team Champion of the 15th Asian Games[30][73]
2002
Runner up in women's singles at the 14th Asian Games[27][30][45]
2002
The 14th Asian Games women's team runner up[27][30][45]
1998
Mixed doubles champion of the 13th Asian Games[31]
1998
Women's doubles champion of the 13th Asian Games[33]
1998
Women's Singles Champion of the 13th Asian Games[32]
1998
Women's Team Champion of the 13th Asian Games[30]
Asian Championship
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Women's Team Champion of Asian Table Tennis Championships[136]
1998
Asian Table Tennis Championships Women's Singles Runner up[25]
1998
Champion of Mixed Doubles in Asian Table Tennis Championships[25]
1998
Women's Team Champion of Asian Table Tennis Championships[25]
1996
Women's doubles champion of Asian Table Tennis Championships[137]
1996
Women's Team Champion of Asian Table Tennis Championships[137]
National Games
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2005
Runner up in women's singles at the 10th National Games[62-63]
2001
Women's doubles champion of the 9th National Games[25]
2001
Women's Singles Champion of the 9th National Games[25]
1997
Third place in women's doubles at the 8th National Games[25]
1997
Third place in women's singles at the 8th National Games[25]
Other events
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2007
Women's Team Champion of National Table Tennis Championships[138]
2007
Runner up in Women's Singles of Slovenia Open, ITTF Professional Tour[25]
2007
Runner up in Women's Singles of Croatia Open, ITTF Professional Tour[25]
2007
World Table Tennis Federation Professional Tour Kuwait Open Women's Doubles Runner up[140]
2007
Women's Singles Runner up of the International Table Tennis Federation Professional Tour Kuwait Open[139]
2007
World Table Tennis Federation Professional Tour Qatar Open Women's Doubles Champion[25]
2007
World Table Tennis Federation Professional Tour Qatar Open Women's Singles Runner up[25]
2007
Women's Singles Champion of ITTF Professional Tour in Tokyo[25]
2007
Champion of Mixed Doubles of ITTF Professional Tour in Tokyo[25]
2007
Women's Singles Champion of the World Table Tennis Championships (King's Cup)[76]
2007
Runner up in women's singles at the French Open[25]
2007
French Open Women's Doubles Champion[25]
2007
Asian Cup Women's Singles Champion[25]
2006
Women's Doubles Champion of the International Table Tennis Federation Professional Tour Finals[142]
2006
Qatar Open Women's Doubles Champion[25]
2006
Women's doubles champion of Kuwait Open[25]
2006
China Open Women's Singles Champion (Kunshan)[143]
2006
China Open Women's Doubles Runner up (Kunshan)[143]
2006
China Open Women's Singles Runner up (Guangzhou)[144]
2006
China Open Women's Doubles Runner up (Guangzhou)[144]
2006
Runner up in women's singles of the World Table Tennis Championships[145]
2006
Champion of Mixed Doubles in National Table Tennis Championships[146]
2006
Team Champion of National Table Tennis Championships[147]
2006
Japanese Open Women's Doubles Runner up[148]
2006
Singaporean Open Women's Singles Runner up[149]
2006
Singaporean Open Women's Doubles Champion[149]
2005
Qatar Open women's singles runner up[25]
2004
Women's Doubles Champion of the International Table Tennis Federation Professional Tour Finals[25]
2004
China Open Women's Doubles Champion (Changchun Station)[25]
2004
Singaporean Open Women's Singles Runner up[25]
2004
Korean Open Women's Doubles Champion[25]
2004
Runner up in Japanese Open Women's Doubles[25]
2004
Greek Open Women's Singles Champion[25]
2003
Runner up in Women's Doubles in the Final of ITTF Professional Tour[25]
2003
Croatian Open Women's Doubles Champion[151]
2003
German Open Women's Doubles Champion[152]
2003
Runner up in women's singles at the German Open[152]
2002
Women's Singles Champion of the 2001 ITTF Professional Tour Finals[25]
2002
China Open Women's Singles Champion[153]
2002
Women's Singles Champion of Qatar Open[153]
2001
Korean Open Women's Singles Champion[25]
2001
South Korea Open Women's Doubles runner up[25]
2001
Japanese Open Women's Singles Champion[25]
2001
Runner up in Japanese Open Women's Doubles[25]
2001
Women's Singles Champion of China Table Tennis Grand Prix[25]
2001
The top four Olympic women table tennis players invited the championship of the Tour[25]
2001
Runner up in the Women's Singles Final of ITTF Professional Tour[153]
1999
Champion of Asian Top 12 Women's Table Tennis Classic[25]
1999
World Professional Tour Finals Women's Singles Champion[25]
1999
World Professional Tour Finals Women's Doubles Champion[25]
1998
Runner up in mixed doubles at the National Table Tennis Championships[25]
1998
Women's doubles champion of the National Table Tennis Championships[25]
1998
Women's Singles Champion of China Table Tennis Grand Prix[25]
1998
The third place of women's team in the First Division League of the National Table Tennis Club[25]
1998
Australian Open women's doubles third place[25]
1998
Australian Open women's singles third place[25]
1998
Women's doubles champion of "Ogura Cup" All Japan Table Tennis Open[25]
1998
Women's Singles Champion of China Table Tennis Star Tournament[25]
1998
Women's doubles champion of China Table Tennis Star Tournament[25]
1998
Women's Singles Champion of ITTF Professional Tour Finals[25]
1997
Runner up in women's singles of China Table Tennis Grand Prix[25]
1997
China Table Tennis Grand Prix[25]
1997
American Open Women's Singles Champion[25]
1997
First Lebanese Open Table Tennis Women's Doubles Champion[25]
1995
Women's Singles Champion of China Table Tennis Grand Prix[25]
1994
Swedish Open Women's Singles Champion[25]
Social category
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2009
The most influential sports figures in New China in the past 60 years[154]
2008
Best Female Athlete (nominated)[155]
2006
Best Female Athlete (nominated)[156]
2004
China's Top Ten Lawrence Champion Award[158]
2003
Top Ten Chinese Athletes in 2003[157]
2001
Top Ten Chinese Athletes in 2001[159]
2001
"Renji Cup" Top Ten World Athletes in 2001[160]
2001
Hong Shuangxi Top Ten Chinese Table Tennis Players in 2001[161]
2001
2001 Sports Television Award Best Female Athlete of the Year[162]
2001
2001 Sports TV Award Most Popular Female Athlete Award[162]
2000
Top Ten Chinese Athletes in 2000[163]
2000
1999 Top Ten Chinese Athletes[164]
2000
China Youth May 4th Medal[165]
Social posts
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He joined the United Front Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League and later became the head of the Cultural and Sports Department of the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League[1][19][109]
2007
The 17th Representative of the Communist Party of China[11][80]
2002
The 16th Representative of the Communist Party of China[11-12]
social activities
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May 2019
Take part in the launching ceremony of the "National Football Club Cup" Table Tennis Youth Tour in Laiyuan County, Baoding City, and learn skills from young students[120]
February 2019
Together with Zhang Yining, Li Xiaoxia and other Grand Slam players, they were selected into the preparation staff for the Tokyo Olympic Games of Guoping. Their main tasks include formulating the Olympic strategy, guiding, studying and evaluating team members, and supervising and guiding the coaching team[21]
2018
Donation of rackets, table tennis and sportswear to ten rural schools[119]
2017
Served as the commentator for the team selection of China National Table Tennis Direct World Table Tennis Championships[118]
2016
Launched "Little Ball Love" public welfare activities, donated sports equipment, trained and sent coaches, and provided table tennis courses for rural primary schools[117]
2015
Jointly launched the "Beijing Family Parent Child Interesting Table Tennis Match" with the Family and Children Department of Beijing Women's Federation[116]
September 2014
Take 4-year-old son Guo Qi to visit the students of Shenzhen Nanshan District School for Migrant Children[115]
2014
Launched the "National Stadium", a social platform for parent-child movement enlightenment and youth physique education[114]
August 2013
Investigate youth sports work in Leshan and teach table tennis skills to young players[20]
May 2008
Go to Japan with national leaders for a visit and join hands with Japan's top table tennis playerFukuhara Ai, and the President of ChinaHu Jintaoplay table tennis[112-113]
June 2007
The Ministry of Foreign AffairsYang JiechiAt the invitation of the Minister, he went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver a special report entitled "Life and Career"[4]
2006
Participated in the charity auction of world table tennis superstars, donated money to the "Warm Project" of Guangdong China Vocational Education Society and the "Help Project" to support flood stricken areas[111]
November 2004
Donation to Wang Fenyong, a teacher of Yuncheng Middle School suffering from leukemia[110]
2000
Participate in the first visit of the Olympic delegation to Hong Kong[9]
Personal life
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She thinks she is an ordinary girl
Like ordinary girls, Wang Nan likes to read fashion magazines, sing karaoke, watch blockbusters and go shopping in her spare time.Every time she competes, she will take shopping as the secret of decompression: "I like to be alone, let no one disturb me, and let myself calm down. After the competition, I will go shopping regardless of the results."[24][80]
In the national team, Wang Nan is famous for her love of beauty. As long as she walks out of the sports team, she will change her makeup and never wear sports clothes.Because she was afraid of being fat, Wang Nan tried not to eat the staple food for a year when she was in the national team. Later, she found that her hair began to fall and her nails were not the right color.[24][57]
When he was just selected into the national team, Wang Nan, who was still young, often wrote letters to his godmother Zhang Jingqing, and even wanted to return to the local team because of loneliness.Zhang Jingqing rushed to Beijing to talk with Wang Nan and encouraged Wang Nan with Deng Yaping as an example:“Deng YapingFive pairs of shoes are broken in one month. Can you Wang Nan do it? "[23]
After becoming famous, Wang Nan did not forget Zhang Jingqing, and said that Zhang Jingqing was his "career mother".Every time the celebration ceremony is held, Wang Nan will put forward the preconditions to the organizer: Zhang Jingqing must be present, and his seat is in the chief.Wang Nan will also mention Zhang Jingqing repeatedly in the speech segment of the event, and push Zhang Jingqing, her godmother, to the front in the group photo segment.[23]
Get married and have children
Guo Bin Presents Rose to Wang Nan
In 2001, a real estate merchantGuo BinIn friendsLiu GuoliangI got to know Wang Nan.[123-124]After the Athens Olympic Games, Wang Nan and Guo Bin often stayed together, and they began an underground relationship.[123-124]In Shanghai World Table Tennis Championships in May 2005, Wang Nan unexpectedly stopped in the top 16 women's singles. Her boyfriend Guo Bin collected 10001 roses from flower shops of all sizes on Shanghai beach and sent them to the arena, which moved Wang Nan to tears.On November 17, 2005, Wang Nan and Zhang Yining had a showdown in the 10th National Games. Although Wang Nan played well, he lost to Zhang Yining in the end.When he got off the field, Guo Bin took out a gold medal designed by himself and put it on Wang Nan's neck, saying, "In my heart, you will always be the champion."[123-124]
After the 10th National Games in 2005, Wang Nan and Guo Bin registered for marriage in Weihai. As Wang Nan was preparing for the 2008 Olympic Games, their wedding was postponed many times.[125-129]On August 22, 2008, Wang Nan lost 1-4 to Zhang Yining in the women's singles final of table tennis at the Beijing Olympic Games. Guo Bin, who won the silver medal and had a bad heart, cheered for Wang Nan at the scene with a quick heart saving pill.After the game, Wang Nan said to her lover, "Thank you very much to my husband, because he has accompanied me through the ups and downs for so many years. His heart is not very good. From my first game to now, including preparing for the Olympic Games, it is also a kind of suffering for him.But I think our efforts have been proved by me on the field, and have also been well rewarded.So I am here to thank him very much! "[130]
Wang Nan and Guo Bin Wedding
On September 27, 2008, Wang Nan and Guo Bin held a wedding ceremony on a luxury yacht in Yantai watersHan QiaoshengWedding ceremony, former Foreign MinisterLi ZhaoxingJapanese table tennis player who married the twoFukuhara AiBridesmaid, Chinese table tennis playerMa LinServe as the best man.The wedding banquet was in the form of a buffet lunch. After the wedding banquet, Wang Nan and Guo Bin jointly released 600 white doves representing love on the ferry deck, and wrote down their wishes to be put in a drifting bottle and thrown into the Bohai Bay.same day,Shi Zhihao、Liu Guoliang、Kong Linghui、Li Falcon、Yan Sen、Guo YueandZhang YiningAnd other members of the national table tennis team came to the scene to congratulate,Li Ning、Xu YinshengOther heavyweights from the sports industry also came to the scene to send their best wishes to the newcomers.After the wedding, Wang Nan said: "I am not too young. After the wedding, I am ready to have children. I like boys and girls. It is better to have twins, or twins."[7][126][131]
At 9:00 a.m. on September 23, 2010, Wang Nan gave birth to her son Guo Qi by caesarean section in a senior private women's hospital in Nancheng, Beijing. The baby weighs 6 kg and 6 liang, and is nicknamed "Dudu".Guo Bin revealed in an interview that Wang Nan's expected delivery date was next month, and the early birth of the child made the family in a hurry.On April 29, 2016, Wang Nan announced the birth of her second daughter through microblog.[3][8][132-134]
Inherit from parent business
In 2021, Wang Nan's son imitatedIto MeichengThe video of the serve (Ito Meicheng's serve is very special, and his body will bend before serving) made a hit search. When Guo Qi imitated Ito Meicheng, he did not know that Ito Meicheng was behind him. Wang Nan said, "Ito Meicheng's expression was silly at that time."[179-180]
Wang Nan and her daughter smile
In August 2023, Guo Yijia, Wang Nan's daughter (Xiaoxiao, nickname), participated in the Weihai Station of the Small Ball Love "National Football Club Cup" Table Tennis Public Welfare League, and won the women's singles championship in her group.Previously, a video of Wang Nan strictly training her daughter to play ball was popular all over the network.In the video, Xiaoxiao holds a ping-pong racket. She wails because she is too tired to practice. Wang Nan, standing by, not only has no comfort, but seriously criticizes: "Don't cry. Dry your tears. After that, continue to practice."[181]
Character related works
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2021
Participate in the program "A Day's Appointment in Luyu" to share life after retirement[180][187]
2018
Participate in the "Complaining Conference" and complainZhang JikeUndress celebration[188-189]
Join Zhejiang Satellite TV《Hello!Living home》The program shows the achievements of tea art learning, andMa Lin、MaloneTalking about table tennis[191]
2017
With her husbandGuo BinParticipate in Beijing Satellite TV's "Hope for a Long Life" program to share love stories[192]
2015
Participated in Interview with Yang Lan - Theory of Relativity in Life, telling about the return from world champion to ordinary people's life[193]
2013
Participated in Shandong Satellite TV's "Women in the World" program, telling the story of parenting[194]
2011
Visited with her husband Guo Bin in "An Appointment with Lu Yu", telling the story of her new parents[195]
2008
A special program of the appointment of CCTV's famous generals, "Going through 2007 - Wang Nan"[196]
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Refute gossip
After becoming famous, Wang Nan's private life became a hot topic in the mediaZhang YulingWhen the scandal came out, Wang Nan calmly said: "I'm too lazy to deal with this kind of thing now. You are not bored with too much speculation, and I'm bored with it. Let others tell me, and I'll go my own way." As for the criteria of spouse selection, Wang Nan said: "My requirements are not high, appearance is not important, and the most important thing is to have a sense of responsibility.The real charm of a man lies in his maturity, self-confidence, sophistication and composure. "[24]
Thyroid cancer
In 2005, when Wang Nan was training and competing, she often felt flustered and sweated suddenly, but she didn't pay attention to it. She thought it was the reason for her physical strength to decline until her husbandGuo BinSeeing that her neck was a little thick, she went to the hospital for examination and was diagnosed asThyroid carcinoma。Guo Bin and his family kept Wang Nan in the dark and hoped that she would stop playing.Later, Wang Nan had an operation at the Beijing Cancer Hospital. One time, Wang Nan learned the truth of her illness from her friends.Wang Nan first communicated with Guo Bin and returned to the training ground one month after the operation.When reporters asked about it afterwards, Wang Nan understated that it was just a minor operation.[57][182-183]
Deliver rooms to Olympic champions
During the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, Wang Nan gaveTokyo Olympic GamesThe topic of table tennis champion and runner up delivering a house has become a hot topic. Wang Nan's husband, Guo Bin, posted an article on his microblog saying that each person will receive a house.On October 3, Wang Nan and his wife took the champion and runner up of the national table tennis team to see and select houses, and formally fulfilled their promise of house donation.The villa compound is close to the seaside of Weihai City. The overall design is of Anhui architectural style. There is a swimming pool in the compound. The compound area of each two floors is 185 square meters, worth 5 million yuan.[22][184-185]
The gold and silver medal winners at the Tokyo Olympic Games include:Malone、Chen Meng、Fan Zhendong、Sun Yingsha、Xu Xin、Wang Manyu、Liu Shiwen。In addition, two coaches of the national teamdhs-qz 、Li FalconAlso came to the scene to select a house, Wang Nan and his wife gave the house to nine national table tennis generals, with a total value of 45 million yuan.[186]
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Wang Nan always has a touching smile on her face, whether on the game field or in her daily life.Even on the field, they are so kind, gentle, even naive, and nothingDeng YapingThat kind of domineering spirit, but unknowingly, Wang Nan has achieved the "Grand Slam" in the women's table tennis world and successfully provoked a big sister in the table tennis world.（CCTV comments）[197]
Wang Nan is in a special period. She not only understands and learns the hardworking spirit of the previous generation of athletes such as Deng Yaping, but also has much stronger training input than the next generation of athletes. In addition, she has mastered many things that old players did not have in the past in terms of skills and playing methods. She can attack, defend, rotate and speed.（Deputy Head Coach of the Chinese Table Tennis TeamLu Yuanshengreview）[198]
Wang Nan is the first female athlete to try to play the backhand stroke attack used by male athletes. Her connection ability and adaptability are excellent.（Head Coach of Korean Women's Table Tennis TeamXuanjinghereview）[199]
She is a very great athlete. She has fought for so many years and persisted for so long. There are ups and downs in her. Her state is good and bad. It is not easy to persist until now（teammateZhang Yiningreview）[200]
Sister Nan has won gold medals in the Olympic Games and the World Championships.In life, she treats me well and treats others well. I respect her very much.（Japanese table tennis playersFukuhara Aireview）[201]
