Jörgen Persson Personal information Full name: Jörgen Persson Nationality:  Sweden Playing style: Shake hands grip Highest ranking: #1, May 1991 - March 1992 Date of birth: April 22, 1966 (1966-04-22) (age 43) Place of birth: Halmstad, Sweden

Jörgen Persson (born April 22, 1966, in Halmstad, Sweden) is a Swedish table tennis player. In two memorable World Table Tennis Championship finals he faced fellow Swede Jan-Ove Waldner in 1989 and 1991, losing the former and winning the latter.

Persson has represented Sweden in every Olympic Games since table tennis was introduced in to the Olympic program. His best Olympic result is a fourth place at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Jorgen, alongside Matthew Syed, appears in an online game, Table Tennis Game by Shockplay, in which he is the best player, most players finding it extremely difficult to beat him.

[edit] Medals

[edit] World Championships

• 1989 - Gold (Team) & Silver (Single)
• 1991 - Gold (Single & Team)
• 1993 - Gold (Team)
• 1997 - Silver (Doubles)
• 2000 - Gold (Team)
• 2001 - 3rd place (Team)

[edit] European Championships

• 1986 - Gold (Single & Team)
• 1988 - Gold (Team) & Silver (Double)
• 1990 - Gold (Team)
• 1992 - Gold (Double & Team)
• 1994 - Silver (Team)
• 1996 - Gold (Double & Team) & Silver (Single)
• 2000 - Gold (Team)
• 2002 - Gold (Team)

[edit] Summer Olympics

Single

• 1988 - 7th place
• 1992 - 5th place
• 1996 - NP
• 2000 - 4th place
• 2004 - 9th place
• 2008 - 4th place

Double

• 1988 - 7th place
• 1992 - NP
• 1996 - 5th place
• 2000 - NP
• 2004 - 5th place

NP = No place/Lost in first or second round

[edit] External links

• Homepage of Jörgen Persson

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