William Henzell
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William Henzell (born 1982) is a right-handed Australian Table Tennis player. He was born in Adelaide and moved to Sweden at the age of 14. His highest international ranking was 108 in 2010.[1] He has represented Australia many times, including securing Australia's first Commonwealth Games table tennis singles medal with a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He was inducted into the Australia Table Tennis Hall of Fame at the age of 26, 20 years younger than any other of the inductees.[2][3][4]
Henzell's nemeses include Simon Gerada, David Zalcberg and Brett Clarke.
In 2010 William, in partnership with top Australian player Robert Frank, created the online table tennis coaching website http://www.ttedge.com. [5]
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[edit] Career Achievements
[edit] International
- Represented Australia
- 2004, 2008 Olympic Games
- 2002, 2006, 2010 Commonwealth Games
- 8 world championships
[edit] Achievements
- 2006 Commonwealth Games Men's Singles Silver Medal
- 8 times Australian National Champion - 2001, 02, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10
- 5 times Australian Open Champion - 2005, 07, 08, 09, 10
- 2004, 2006, 2010. Oceania Champion
[edit] National
- Australian Champion (8 times) 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Australia - Ranked nr 1 (9 times) 2001-02, 04-10
- International - 108 - June 2010
[edit] References
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- ^ William Henzell
- ^ "Henzell's silver service - Table Tennis - Commonwealth Games - theage.com.au". Melbourne: theage.com.au. 2006-03-27. http://www.theage.com.au/news/table-tennis/henzells-silver-service/2006/03/26/1143330933346.html. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ "William Henzell". www.abc.net.au. http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/sa/content/2003/s1166120.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ "ITTF News". www.ittf.com. http://www.ittf.com/stories/Stories_detail.asp?ID=7851&Category=&General_Catigory=World+Events&. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ "Table Tennis Coaching Website Launched News". www.tabletennis.org.au. http://www.ttedge.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
