Name Wang Hao

Gender male

Date of birth December 1, 1983

Birthplace Changchun, Jilin

Height 176 cm

Weight 65 kg

Blood type A

Athlete status

Personal hobbies include listening to music and reading

Registered unit PLA

Sports table tennis

Temporarily ranked first in the world

Transfer experience

Started in 1992 Professional training, the coach is Xue Ruikun; in 1996, he entered the Bayi team, the coach is Jing Yude; at the end of 1998, he was selected into the second national team, and in early 1999, he was promoted to the first team.

Main results

Sixth in men's singles at the 1998 National Youth Championship;

1999 World Club Championship team championship;

1999 Asian Junior Championship team champion, men's doubles runner-up, men's singles runner-up;

2000 Men's World Club Championship team runner-up;

2001 Ninth National Games men's team champion;

2002 Dutch Open and Egyptian Open men's singles champion, 3rd place in men's doubles;

3rd place in men's singles at the 5th City Games in 2003;

2003 Croatia Open men's singles champion;

2003 Asian Championship men's team champion, men's singles champion;

2003 China Open men's singles runner-up, men's doubles runner-up (with Kong Linghui) ;

2003 National Championship Men’s Singles Champion, Men’s Doubles Champion (with Kong Linghui);

2003 47th World Table Tennis Championships Men’s Doubles Runner-up;

2003 ITTF Professional Tour Finals Men's Singles Champion;

2004 Greek Open Men's Singles Champion;

2004 47th Team World Table Tennis Championships Men's Team Champion;

2004 Olympic Games men's singles runner-up, World Cup third place;

2005 Asian Cup men's singles champion, Asian Championship men's team champion, Qatar Open men's doubles champion, China Open Men's doubles runner-up at the World Table Tennis Championships (Harbin Station), men's singles runner-up at Shenzhen Station, men's doubles champion at the 48th World Table Tennis Championships (with Kong Linghui), men's singles runner-up at the World Cup;

Men's at the 2006 ITTF Tour Slovenia Station Single champion, men's doubles champion in Croatia and Qatar, men's team champion in the 48th Bremen World Table Tennis Championships;

Men's singles table tennis champion, men's team champion in the 2006 Doha Asian Games;

2006 ITTF Professional Tour Finals Men’s Singles Champion;

2007 World Table Tennis Championships: Third place in men’s singles, and runner-up in doubles with Wang Liqin;

2007 China Open champion (winner Wang Liqin and Ma Lin);

2007 World Cup men's singles champion.

Ranked No. 1 in the world in 2008

Main member of the men's team championship in the 49th (Guangzhou) World Table Tennis Championships in 2008 and the best male athlete

2008 The 29th Olympic Games table tennis men's team champion in 2004

Wang Hao in life

In Qatar in 2004, Wang Hao's performance exceeded everyone's imagination. He went directly from No. 5 in the team competition to No. 3, and more importantly, he created a chance for himself and advanced his Olympic dream by four years; in Bremen in 2006, his stable performance in the semi-finals and finals allowed everyone to see a mature Wang Hao. More importantly, he is closer to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

People always have to go through some pain when they grow up. Who doesn’t shed tears and become strong at the same time? In the past few years, Wang Hao has experienced and matured from his debut to becoming famous to suffering setbacks.

Just a little bit

In Athens, with the energy of "a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers", Wang Hao made it all the way to the finals. He was just acting as a "scavenger" in the blink of an eye. He became the last hope of the Chinese team. He was once so close to the championship. Before the final, Wang Hao knew that his opponent would definitely fight and fight fiercely, but Liu Chengmin's "bloodiness" on the court far exceeded his imagination, and he lost in a breath of "gas".

In the 2004 team competition, when I was still facing the competition of the Olympic Games, I adjusted my mentality very well. Although I really wanted to compete in the Olympics, I felt that even if I couldn't compete, I still had a chance because I was still young, so I didn't think too much about it. In the team competition, I almost performed beyond my level and exceeded my imagination. At the Olympics, I had been playing very well in the past. I won both of my two very difficult opponents - Zhuang Zhiyuan and Wang Liqin. When it came to the finals, I thought my opponent would fight and fight fiercely, but now that I think about it, I still wasn't prepared enough for the difficulties. I always felt that there was no problem on the court, but my opponent's performance really exceeded my imagination.

If Wang Hao experienced the most rapid and unforgettable growth in his life in 2004, in the 2005 Shanghai World Table Tennis Championships, he was knocked out of the quarterfinals by Metz's high ball, which gave him a complete taste of failure. . Although winning the doubles title gave Wang Hao his first single world championship, the joy temporarily diluted the bitterness, but the wound in his heart was still aching.

The men's team runner-up in the Tenth National Games, the men's singles runner-up, the men's singles runner-up in the World Cup... Even Wang Hao himself couldn't tell how many runner-ups he won this year, but there was so much clarity in his eyes. There are some unconcealable vicissitudes and melancholy. Churchill famously said: Never, never, never give up! Because many victories often lie in the last bit of persistence. As for the "just a little bit" experience, I'm afraid no one has as much experience as Wang Hao. He can always enter the finals, but he just can't win the championship. He is too eager to win, but the more he wants to win, the less he can win. Wang Hao has entered such a vicious circle and it is difficult to break through. Is it bad luck or lack of strength? He often asked himself this, and also imagined that if he had handled a certain aspect of the field better, been more determined at a certain moment, and had fewer thoughts, maybe the result would have been different. But cruel competitive sports never believe in what if.

At the end of 2005, this magazine plans to produce a star calendar, and wants to match each star with their motto. A reporter sent a text message asking Wang Hao about his motto. His answer was more like a letter of determination: "I believe I can make it to the finals next time and strive for the championship." I'm afraid this was also the sentence he said to himself the most during those days. , because that is his most urgent wish. Finally, Wang Hao provided as his motto "I don't seek perfection, but I seek to satisfy my heart." Although he didn't understand why he finished second every time, he was very clear about the process of hard work. Every "second" allowed him to see his progress. Therefore, Wang Hao never believed in fate or that he would always be the "second child", so he stubbornly persisted.

Recently, Wang Hao has been reading the book "Just a Little Bit" by Taiwanese writer Li Ao. He is so frustrated that he hopes to learn something from others. Although the books are about people and things in other fields, many things are similar. Wang Hao believes that this will help him play. "People need to persevere a lot of the time. Sometimes it's just a little bit short. If you persevere a little more, you might be able to do it." This is the insight he gained from reading. When he translates it into training, he always needs to practice more. The score may be two or three points in the game, but if one point is given up, the game may be gone.

Since the Athens Olympics, I have been thinking more about winning or losing, which has put a lot of pressure on myself. In competitions, I especially hope that I can perform well, including in individual events at the 2005 World Table Tennis Championships. I also really want to prove it to everyone, but the reality is sometimes completely different from what you think. I reached the finals of the National Games and the World Cup, but failed in my final attempt to win the championship, and the tuition fees I paid were relatively high. It's hard to lose in the final, and it's also a big blow to people.

I was holding my breath all the time, but when I got closer to the championship in the final, I couldn't help but murmur in my heart, fearing that I would get second place again, and I was still a little bit shadowy.