Table Tennis is an Olympic sport. Every professional player once in their career dreamt about the Olympic Participation, which is a great achievement in itself. To become an Olympian you must be very good not only in your country but in world of table tennis also.
So many table tennis player achieved this crown and still counting. Some player were lucky to has this opportunity two-three times. As you know Olympic Games is an event which held after every four year, so to participate in Olympic several time you need to play a very long professional Table Tennis and also give result at world level.
Exceptions and legends are everywhere .. There are three legends in table tennis who participated in seven Olympic Games.. Yes, you read is correct.. Seven Olympic Games (interval of minimum 28 long years) . These legends defeated the age factor, luck, injuries and so many resistance to achieve it. These outstanding Table Tennis players are:-
1. Jörgen Persson
He is a Swedish Table Tennis Player, born on 22nd April 1966.
Persson represented Sweden in every Olympic Games from when table tennis was introduced into the Olympic program in 1988 until 2012.
He also won the four Table Tennis World Championship Title in Team and once in Singles.
2. Jean-Michel Saive
Jean born on 17th November 1969 in Belgium. In 1985 he was ranked best player in Belgium, a place which he kept until 2011 without interruption. He also became world no. 1 in 1994.
He also participated in seven consecutive Summer Olympic Games, from 1988, when table tennis became an official Olympic sport in Seoul, to 2012 in London. He was awarded the UNESCO World Award of Fair Play in 1989.
3. Zoran Primorac
Primorac is a Table Tennis Player from Croatia. He born on 10th May 1969 in Yugoslavia (later divided).
Like Michel Saive and Persson, Primorac is also First Table Tennis Player participated in seven Olympic Games.
Primorac is 1993 and 1997 Table Tennis worldcup winner.
Primorac is one of the best European Table Tennis Player from last 25 years.
So, these three are the First players with most number (7) of Olympic Games participation in Table Tennis.
4. Segun Moses Toriola, is also a Table Tennis player from Nigeria who participated in Seven Olympic Games.
His fifth Olympic appearance in 2008 made him the first Nigerian man to appear at five Olympics.
Toriola sealed his place at the Rio Olympics,2016 after recording a big win in his qualification event held in Khartoum, Sudan.
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