David Zhuang
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David Zhuang is a Chinese-born American table tennis
player.
Zhuang began playing table tennis competitively at age 11, and was a professional player at age 12. One of his schoolmates was Jiang Jialiang
, the 1985 and 1987 World Table Tennis Champion. David moved to the United States in 1990, and became one of the top players in the country.
Championships won by David Zhuang:
He represented the U.S. in the Olympics in 1996, 2000 and 2008.
David is married to Joannie Fu, who is also his coach.
He was inducted into the USA Table Tennis
Hall of Fame in 2003.
In 2006, when he won his national championship, he was 43 years old. The USA Table Tennis
magazine printed his photograph on the cover, with the heading, "He's still got it!" In summer of 2008, he was the sole US male table tennis player competing at the Beijing Olympics. In December of 2008, he became the first person who has won US Men's Singles National Championships six times. The USA Table Tennis magazine again printed his photograph on the cover, with the heading "SIX", and an article "The Perfect Year" in the magazine.
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player.
Zhuang began playing table tennis competitively at age 11, and was a professional player at age 12. One of his schoolmates was Jiang Jialiang
Jiang Jialiang
Jiang Jialiang is a male former table tennis player from China. From 1982 to 1989 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, in the Table Tennis World Cup, and in the World Table Tennis Championships....
, the 1985 and 1987 World Table Tennis Champion. David moved to the United States in 1990, and became one of the top players in the country.
Championships won by David Zhuang:
- U.S. Men's Singles, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2006 and 2008.
- U.S. Men's Doubles, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006 and 2008.
- U.S. Mixed Doubles: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999.
- Pan Am Men's Singles: 1999
- Pan Am Men's Teams: 1999
- World Consolation: 1997
He represented the U.S. in the Olympics in 1996, 2000 and 2008.
David is married to Joannie Fu, who is also his coach.
He was inducted into the USA Table Tennis
USA Table Tennis
USA Table Tennis, colloquially known as USATT, is the non-profit governing body for table tennis in the United States and is responsible for cataloging and sanctioning tournaments within the United States. It was founded in 1933 as the United States Table Tennis Association. In addition to...
Hall of Fame in 2003.
In 2006, when he won his national championship, he was 43 years old. The USA Table Tennis
USA Table Tennis
USA Table Tennis, colloquially known as USATT, is the non-profit governing body for table tennis in the United States and is responsible for cataloging and sanctioning tournaments within the United States. It was founded in 1933 as the United States Table Tennis Association. In addition to...
magazine printed his photograph on the cover, with the heading, "He's still got it!" In summer of 2008, he was the sole US male table tennis player competing at the Beijing Olympics. In December of 2008, he became the first person who has won US Men's Singles National Championships six times. The USA Table Tennis magazine again printed his photograph on the cover, with the heading "SIX", and an article "The Perfect Year" in the magazine.