Jörgen Persson

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For the Swedish footballers, see Jörgen Persson (footballer who played for Malmö FF in 1993) and Jörgen Persson (footballer who played for Malmö FF in 1989). For the Swedish cinematographer, see Jörgen Persson (cinematographer).
Jörgen Persson
Personal information
Full nameLars-Erik Jörgen Persson[1]
Nationality Sweden
Born (1966-04-22) 22 April 1966 (age 58)
Halmstad, Sweden
Table tennis career
Playing styleShake hands grip
Highest ranking1 (May 1991 - March 1992)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Dortmund Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Chiba City Singles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Chiba City Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Gothenburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Dortmund Singles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Tianjin Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Manchester Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Chiba City Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Osaka Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1990 Hokkaido,Aomori,Niig Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Silver medal – second place 1991 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Nimes Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Prague Singles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Prague Team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Paris Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Gothenburg Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Stuttgart Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1992 Stuttgart Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Bratislava Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1996 Bratislava Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Bremen Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Bratislava Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Paris Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Eindhoven Doubles

Jörgen Persson (born 22 April 1966, in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish table tennis player.[2] In two memorable World Table Tennis Championships finals he faced fellow Swede Jan-Ove Waldner in 1989 and 1991, losing the former and winning the latter.[3] He also won four World Championship titles in Team.

Persson represented Sweden in every Olympic Games from when table tennis was introduced into the Olympic program in 1988 until 2012. After the 2012 Olympics he officially retired.[1] Along with Croatian Zoran Primorac and Belgian Jean-Michel Saive, he was the first table tennis player to have competed at seven Olympic Games. His game is based on a powerful backhand stroke and a regular forehand.

His best Olympic result is a fourth place at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Olympic results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  2. ^ "ITTF biography". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  3. ^ "ITTF statistics". ITTF. Retrieved 26 December 2010.

External links

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