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Jan-Ove Waldner was born on 3 October, 1965 in Stockholm, Sweden, is a Swedish table tennis player. Discover Jan-Ove Waldner's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?
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Jan-Ove Waldner |
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58 years old |
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Libra |
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3 October, 1965 |
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3 October |
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Stockholm, Sweden |
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Sweden
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Jan-Ove Waldner Height, Weight & Measurements
At 58 years old, Jan-Ove Waldner height is 1.79 m .
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Jan-Ove Waldner Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jan-Ove Waldner worth at the age of 58 years old? Jan-Ove Waldner’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Sweden. We have estimated Jan-Ove Waldner's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Jan-Ove Waldner (born 3 October 1965), in Sweden commonly J-O Waldner (, 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. As of July 2023, he is the only person to win an Olympic table tennis gold medal representing a non-Asian country.
Jan-Ove Waldner was born in Stockholm on 3 October 1965.
His athletic potential was recognised at an early age and was displayed in 1982 when, as a 16-year-old, he reached the final of the European Championships, losing to distinguished left-handed teammate Mikael Appelgren, who was perceived then as the logical successor to the first Swedish World Champion, Stellan Bengtsson.
While still developing his game, Waldner, along with several other Swedish players, traveled to a national-level training camp held in China, and was reportedly amazed by the dedication and solidarity of the Chinese players.
He has claimed ever since that he learned much during his stay, and thereafter first began to regard his opportunity to succeed in table tennis as paramount.
He is one of the seven table tennis players who competed at the first five Olympic Games table tennis tournaments since the sport's introduction at the Games in 1988.
In the 1990s, he was more recognisable in China than then-President of the United States Bill Clinton.
His venerable status and long career has led to his being nicknamed "the evergreen tree" (Chang Qing Shu) in Mandarin.
He is considered by many to be the most technically complete player of all time, and is almost inarguably the most successful non-Chinese player of the sport.
Some young Chinese players whom he has recently played against were trained by those he played against in the 1990s, who were in turn trained by others he played in the 1980s.
Waldner won gold in the men's singles at 1992 Summer Olympics, becoming the first and to date only player not from China, Japan, or South Korea to win an Olympic table tennis title.
He was also the first of only five male players in the history of table tennis to achieve a career grand slam (World Champion, World Cup and Olympic gold medal winner in singles) (in 1992).
Eight years later, he won silver in the same event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, narrowly losing to Kong Linghui.
In China, a country that adores table tennis, he is undisputedly the best-known Swedish person, and still one of the most well-known sports personalities.
In 2010 Waldner won his ninth Swedish championship, defeating Pär Gerell, who was born the same year Waldner became Swedish national champion for the first time.
He played for TTC Rhön-Sprudel Fulda-Maberzell in the German Bundesliga until May 2012.
In May 2012 Stefan Frauenholz, Fulda-Maberzell's President, confirmed that Jan-Ove Waldner had finished his contract with the club.
Timo Boll: "Was yesterday's match against us the last one for Jan-Ove Waldner?", referring to the Bundesliga semifinal between Borussia Düsseldorf and Fulda-Maberzell.
This ended his career at the international elite level, at the age of 46 years.
In 2012 he began playing for Spårvägens BTK.
On 11 February 2016, Waldner played his last game in the Swedish first league for Ängby/Spårvägen and officially announced his retirement as a player.
When he retired, Waldner had been playing international elite level table tennis for more than thirty years, which is somewhat unusual in the table tennis world given that hand–eye coordination and quick reactions are essential.