Eugene Wang
Personal Details
Biography
Eugene Wang has represented Team Canada at three Olympic Games and two Pan American Games.
He made his Olympic debut at London 2012, just weeks after he received his Canadian citizenship. Wang had the opportunity to represent Canada once again in 2015, taking home two bronze medals from the Pan American Games in Toronto. He was Canada’s sole male representative in table tennis in his second Olympic appearance at Rio 2016 where advanced to the third round of men’s singles.
In 2018, Wang represented Canada at the Commonwealth Games, advancing to the quarterfinals in singles before being knocked out by the eventual champion. Wang won two medals at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, claiming mixed doubles gold with Mo Zhang and taking a second straight bronze in men’s singles. He and Zhang competed in mixed doubles at Tokyo 2020.
Wang achieved a career-high of 46th in the ITTF World Ranking list in June 2022.
A little more about Eugene
Getting into the Sport: Started playing at age 6 after his mother set up a table to entertain company and he was looking to have fun… Outside Interests: Enjoys soccer and movies…Likes to travel in the offseason… Odds and Ends: Moved to Canada in 2004 to extend his career and pursue his dreams…
Olympic Highlights
| Games | Sport | Event | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| London 2012 | Table Tennis | Team - Men | 9 |
| Rio 2016 | Table Tennis | Singles - Men | 17 |
| Tokyo 2020 | Table Tennis | Doubles - Mixed | 9 |
Notable International Results
Olympic Games: 2020 - 9th (mixed doubles w/ Zhang); 2016 –17th (singles); 2012 – 9th (men's team)
Pan American Games: 2019 – GOLD (mixed doubles), BRONZE (singles), 5th (doubles), 5th (team); 2015 – BRONZE (singles), BRONZE (team)
Commonwealth Games: 2022 – Round of 16 (doubles), Rd of 16 (singles), Rd of 16 (mixed doubles), QFs (team); 2018 – QFs (singles), Round of 16 (doubles), QFs (mixed doubles), QFs (team); 2014 – 5th (singles), 9th (team), 5th (mixed doubles)
ITTF World Championships: 2023 – Rd of 64 (singles), Rd of 32 (mixed doubles); 2021 – Rd of 64 (mixed doubles)
Pan American Championships: 2022 – QFs (singles), QFs (mixed doubles), QFs (men’s team), Rd of 16 (doubles); 2021 – SILVER (singles), Rd of 16 (mixed doubles), QFs (men’s team); 2018 – Round of 16 (singles), 9th (team)
