Team Canada table tennis contingent is stacked with experience…

Few teams can draw from the experience of a five-time Olympian, but at Paris 2024, Team Canada’s table tennis squad will be able to, thanks to veteran competitor Mo Zhang.

At 35-years-old, Zhang has represented Canada at each Olympic Summer Games since Beijing 2008. At her debut Games, Zhang finished 49th after being eliminated in the first round of the women’s singles tournament. By Tokyo 2020, she had worked herself into the top 10, finishing ninth in both the women’s singles and mixed doubles events. Zhang’s performance in the women’s singles tournament matched Canada’s best ever Olympic result in the event.

 

Zhang is an eight-time medallist at the Pan Am Games, including two from her fifth and most recent appearance at Santiago 2023, where she took home two bronze medals, one in women’s singles, and another in mixed doubles with Eugene Wang.

“I’m very happy that I can play in my fifth Olympic Games. It’s an honour to be competing in the Olympics with other top Canadian athletes.” said Zhang. “I’m excited about the Opening Ceremony on the Seine, and also having an audience at these Games. I hope we play well in every game without any regrets, and I hope we can play to our highest level.”

Wang is not far off from Zhang in terms of Olympic appearances. The 38-year-old is set to compete in his fourth Olympic Games this summer. He first competed at London 2012 mere weeks after receiving his Canadian citizenship. Along with the mixed doubles bronze with Zhang in Santiago, Wang also secured bronze in men’s singles and a silver medal in the men’s team event.

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