Zhang Mo (table tennis)

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Zhang Mo
Full nameZhang Mo
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

Zhang Mo (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.

She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition.

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]

Career results

North American Table Tennis Championships

  • 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

  • 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

ITTF Pan-America Cup

  • 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

  1. ^ http://results.ittf.link/index.php?option=com_fabrik&view=details&formid=99&rowid=110560&Itemid=266 - 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. 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.