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Amy Wang (born December 2, 2002) is an American table tennis player who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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Amy Wang (born December 2, 2002) is an American table tennis player who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Wang started playing table tennis at age four, and is coached by her father, Xiaota. Her two older brothers, Allen and Eddie, are both table tennis players. [1] Raised in Sewell, New Jersey, Wang attended Washington Township High School. [2]
Wang attends the University of California, Los Angeles where she is majoring in neuroscience with a minor in accounting. [2]
Wang made her international debut for the United States at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. [3] [4] She made her first U.S. national team at 12 years old. [5]
In August 2019 she competed at the 2019 Pan American Games and won a bronze medal in the team event. [6] In September 2019 she competed at the 2019 Pan American Table Tennis Championships and won a gold medal in the team event and a silver medal in the mixed doubles event with Nikhil Kumar. [7] During qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wang was one game away from qualifying for the team. [8]
In November 2021 she competed at the 2021 Pan American Table Tennis Championships and won a bronze medal in the team event. [9] In December 2021 she competed at the 2021 ITTF World Youth Championships and won silver medals in the doubles and team events. [10] She then competed at the 2022 Pan American Table Tennis Championships and won a gold medal in the doubles event, and silver medals in the mixed doubles and team events. [11] [12]
In September 2023 she competed at the 2023 Pan American Table Tennis Championships and won a gold medal in the singles event. [13] In November 2023 she competed at the 2023 Pan American Games and won gold medals in the doubles and team events. [14] [15]
In March 2024, Wang was named to team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [16] [17] During the singles event, Wang lost to Adriana Díaz in the round of 32. She won the first two games before losing the final four games in a row. [18] During the team event, Wang, Rachel Sung and Lily Zhang lost to Germany in the first round. [19]
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