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Jan-Ove Waldner

Swedish table tennis player

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Full name: Jan-Ove Waldner
Nickname s: J-O, 老瓦 ( Lǎo Wǎ , ' Old Wa ' )
Nationality: Swedish
Born: ( 1965-10-03 ) 3 October 1965 (age 60) , Stockholm , Sweden
Sport: Table tennis
Playing style: Shakehand grip

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Jan-Ove Waldner ( Swedish: [ˈjɑːn uːvɛ ˈvǎldnɛr]; born 3 October 1965), in Sweden commonly J-O Waldner or simply mononymously as J-O (Swedish: [ˈjîː.(j)uː]), is a Swedish former professional table tennis player. He is often referred to as "the Mozart of table tennis." A sporting legend in his native Sweden as well as in China, he is known in China as 老瓦 Lǎo Wǎ 'Old Wa' or 常青树 Cháng Qīng Shù 'Evergreen Tree', because of his extraordinary longevity and competitiveness.

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