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Wang Tao (table tennis)

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Wang Tao is a Chinese table tennis player born in Beijing on 13 December 1967. He represented the People's Republic of China at the Summer Olympics in 1992 and 1996 and won three Olympic medals in total, one gold and two silver. At the 1992 Games he finished equal fifth in the men's singles and won the men's doubles gold medal together with Lü Lin. At the 1996 Games he took silver in the men's singles and silver again in the men's doubles, once more partnering Lü Lin. Olympedia lists him at 164 centimetres and 70 kilograms. The Olympedia page records his results and medals but gives no longer biography, so this entry is limited to what that record supports.

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1967 1
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Source Wang Tao (Olympedia)
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1. Wang Tao (Olympedia)
  • Biographical information, Born
    Born 13 December 1967 in Beijing, Beijing (CHN)
  • Biographical information, NOC
    NOC People's Republic of China
  • Plays: Table Tennis, Results, 1992 Summer Olympics
    Table Tennis
  • Competed In: 1992 Summer Olympics, Results, 1992 Summer Olympics [competed-in]
    1992 Summer Olympics
  • Competed In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Results, 1996 Summer Olympics
    1996 Summer Olympics
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