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The Swedish men won the gold in the team EC in table tennis.
Then they are highly praised by the ping pong icon Jan-Ove Waldner.
– I am proud to be Swedish, he tells Expressen.
The great talent Truls Möregårdh21, beat Timo Ball, 42 in a five-seater. Then the Swedish win was a fact. The EC gold is Sweden’s first since 2002, the year Möregårdh was born. In addition to the 21-year-old was also included Mattias Falck, 32, and Christian Karlsson32, in the gold team.
Paying tribute to Möregårdh
One of the guys who made the team in 2002 was the ping pong icon January–Ove Waldner57. Together with Frederick Håkansson and Jorgen Person he beat Germany 3-1 in the final.
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Now JO pays tribute to Waldner Möregårdh and the team that brought home the gold to Sweden again.
– What a victory and absolutely fantastic for ping pong that Truls Möregårdh had to decide against a legend like Timo Boll, says Waldner to Expressen.
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Waldner about the championship
The 57-year-old says that he watched the match on big screen TV together with “five or six good friends”, including Fredrik Håkansson and Jörgen Persson.
– I get goose bumps. This is absolutely freaking awesome. I am proud to be Swedish.
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Waldner also pays tribute to the entire championship.
– This was a victory for ping-pong, incredible matches and what balls.
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