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Mo Zhang
Full nameMo Zhang
Nationality Canada
ResidenceVancouver, Canada
Born (1989-01-17) 17 January 1989 (age 35)
Shijiazhuang, China
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehand
Equipment(s)Butterfly
Highest ranking21 (May 2018)[1]
ClubNational Training Center, Ottawa
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Mixed doubles
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Doubles
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 New Delhi Singles
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Rochester Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Laval Singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Grand Rapids Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Mississauga Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Vancouver Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Mississauga Singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Mississauga Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Rochester Singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Laval Singles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Las Vegas Singles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Vancouver Singles
North America Cup
Gold medal – first place 2011 Mississauga Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Burnaby Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Markham Singles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Mississauga Singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Mississauga Singles
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Mo Zhang (Chinese: 張墨;[2] born 17 January 1989) is a female Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Canada.[3] She was born in Shijiazhuang, and currently resides in Vancouver.[citation needed]

Career

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She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition.[citation needed]

With her win at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, she qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games.[4]

She won a bronze medal in the women's doubles with Anqi Luo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[5]

In June 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[6] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she lost in the second round to Hungary's Georgina Póta.[7]

She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8] Zhang qualified for her fifth Olympics in 2024.[9]

Career results

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North American Table Tennis Championships

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  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2013 Vancouver: Runner-up Women's Singles
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)2011 Mississauga: Winner Women's Singles
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)2010 Grand Rapids: Winner Women's Singles
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)2009 Laval: Winner Women's Singles
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)2006 Rochester: Winner Women's Doubles
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2008 Las Vegas: Runner-up Women's Singles
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2007 Laval: Runner-up Women's Singles
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2006 Rochester: Runner-up Women's Singles

North America Cup

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  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)2015 Markham: Winner Women's Singles
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)2014 Burnaby: Winner Women's Singles
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2012 Mississauga: Runner-up Women's Singles
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2011 Mississauga: Runner-up Women's Singles
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)2011 Mississauga: Winner Women's Team

Pan American Games

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ITTF Pan-America Cup

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  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2019: Runner-up Women's Singles
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)2018: Winner Women's Singles
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)2017: Runner-up Women's Singles

References

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  1. ^ http://results.ittf.link/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=details&formid=99&rowid=110560&Itemid=266 Archived 9 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine - Accessed 9 Sep 2018
  2. ^ jmah (10 July 2015). "Pan Am Canadian Table Tennis Gold medal hopefuls". WYKAAO Table Tennis. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Mo Zhang". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ http://www.ittf.com/Stories/pictures/qualified_players_london_m.pdf Players qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games (accessed 1 November 2011).
  5. ^ "Anqi Luo on table tennis bronze in women's doubles with Mo Zhang". www.commonwealthgames.ca/. Commonwealth Games Canada. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  6. ^ Hossain, Asif (1 June 2016). "Olympic veterans Zhang and Wang will return to Rio for table tennis". www.olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Women's Singles". 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Zhang and Wang qualify for Tokyo 2020 at ITTF North American Olympic qualifiers". www.insidethegames.biz. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Canada's Mo Zhang clinches 5th Olympic berth at table tennis tourney in Peru". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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