Jörgen Persson age – how old is he?
Jorgen Persson was born April 22, 1966, that means he will be 59 next year.
Jörgen Persson’s hometown – where is he from?
He comes from the pearl of the west coast, Halmstad. Jörgen still lives in Halmstad today.
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Jörgen Persson’s profession – what does he do?
Jörgen Persson works as the national team captain for the Swedish ping pong team – where, among other things, he bases over the shooting star Truls Möregårdh.
Photo: Jan Collsiöö / TTJörgen Persson’s family – does he have children?
Yes, Jörgen Persson has two children. Oliver32, and Emily30.
Jörgen Persson’s partner – does he have a wife?
Jörgen is divorced from the mother of Oliver and Emily. In an interview with The evening paper Jörgen answers the question if the ping-pong table is liable for the skills fair:
– Yes, even if it wasn’t just that, you’re away a lot. It was tough, just like it is for everyone else. It doesn’t matter what your name is or what you do. There are no good divorces.
News24 have also not found any information about a potential new partner at this time.
How is Jörgen Persson’s relationship with JO Waldner?
Jörgen and JO Waldner are good friends. In the interview with Aftonbladet, Jörgen answers the following to the question if he thinks he has experienced any JO complex over the years:
– Never. When he won, I knew I could win too. I was spurred on by his victories.
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Jörgen Persson’s ping pong career – does he have any medals?
Yes you could say that. Here is a list of all Jörgen Persson’s championship medals.
Merit in Singles:
WC
– Gold: 1991
– Silver: 1989
EC
– Gold: 1986
– Silver: 1996
Olympics
– Four: 2000, 2008
– Fifth: 1992
Sm
– Gold: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1999, 2007
Merit in Doubles:
WC
– Silver: 1997 (with JO Waldner)
– Bronze: 1991 (with Erik Lindh)
EC
– Gold: 1992 (with Lindh), 1996 (with Waldner)
– Bronze: 1988 (with Lindh), 1998 (with Waldner)
– SM
– Gold: 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999
Merit in Team:
WC
– Gold: 1989, 1991, 1993, 2000
– Silver: 1987, 1995
– Bronze: 2001, 2004
EC
– Gold: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000
– Silver: 2011
– Bronze: 1984, 1998, 2003
Sm
– Gold: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999
Photo: Jan Collsiöö / TTJörgen Persson in the 2024 Olympics – is he taking part?
Yes. As previously mentioned, Jörgen Persson is the national team captain for the Swedish table tennis team. He has been talked about during the Olympics because of his emotional reaction to Truls Möregårdh’s shock victory against the world number one.
Jörgen Persson offers a round of applause:
Jörgen himself played in seven (!) Olympics, but never won a medal – he commented on it to Aftonbladet:
– It’s awesome, but unfortunately there were no medals. It’s something that will always bother me.
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What is Jörgen Persson’s name on Instagram?
On Instagram his name is @j_person66
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