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Jörgen Persson

For other people named Jörgen Persson, see Jörgen Persson (disambiguation).

Jörgen Persson (born 22 April 1966 in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish table tennis player.[2]

Jörgen Persson
Jörgen Persson
Personal information
Full nameLars-Erik Jörgen Persson[1]
Nationality Sweden
Born (1966-04-22) 22 April 1966 (age 58)
Halmstad, Sweden
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehands grip
Highest ranking1 (May 1991 - March 1992)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Dortmund Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Chiba Singles
Gold medal – first place 1991 Chiba Team
Gold medal – first place 1993 Gothenburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 New Delhi Team
Silver medal – second place 1989 Dortmund Singles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Tianjin Team
Silver medal – second place 1997 Manchester Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Chiba Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Osaka Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1990 Chiba Team
Gold medal – first place 1991 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Silver medal – second place 1991 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Nimes Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Prague Singles
Gold medal – first place 1986 Prague Team
Gold medal – first place 1988 Paris Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Gothenburg Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Stuttgart Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1992 Stuttgart Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Bratislava Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1996 Bratislava Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Bremen Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Bratislava Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Paris Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Eindhoven Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Eindhoven Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Courmayeur Team

Career

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In two memorable World Table Tennis Championships finals he faced fellow Swede Jan-Ove Waldner in 1989 and 1991, losing the former and winning the latter.[3] He also won four World Championship titles in Team.

Persson represented Sweden in every Olympic Games from when table tennis was introduced into the Olympic program in 1988 until 2012. After the 2012 Olympics he officially retired.[1] Along with Croatian Zoran Primorac and Belgian Jean-Michel Saive, he was the first table tennis player to have competed at seven Olympic Games. His game is based on a powerful backhand stroke and a regular forehand.

His best Olympic result is a fourth place at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. At the latter, he was the best non-Chinese in the entire event.

Post-retirement

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Persson is the national table tennis team coach for Sweden, which was the winning team at the 2023 European Championships in Malmö .[4] It was the first time in a whole 21 years that Sweden stood as winners in a team event in table tennis. The players in the Swedish team consisted of Truls Möregårdh, Mattias Falck, Anton Källberg, Kristian Karlsson, and Jon Persson.

On September 20, 2023, Persson announced that he would make a comeback as a player in Kosta SK in the coming season.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jörgen Persson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  2. ^ "ITTF biography: Jörgen Persson". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  3. ^ "ITTF statistics: Jörgen Persson". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  4. ^ "EM-Guld till Sverige i bordtennis 2023! Svensk vinst i Malmö" (in Swedish). 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  5. ^ "Jörgen Persson, 57, gör comeback". Sydsvenskan. 20 September 2023.
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