Jörgen Persson (table tennis player)

Jörgen Persson
Jörgen Persson
Nation:	Sweden
Date of birth:	April 22, 1966
Place of birth:	Halmstad
Playing hand:	Right handed
How to play:	Shakehand
Best world ranking :	1 (1991)

Jörgen Persson (born April 22, 1966 in Halmstad , Sweden ) is a Swedish table tennis player and trainer.

Career

Jörgen Persson became world champion in Chiba in 1991 and European champion in men's singles in Prague in 1986 . At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney he had to be content with the ungrateful (because medalless) 4th place. He won the European ranking tournament Europe TOP-12 in 1992. With the Swedish team he won 4 world championships and 6 European championships. In 1991 he also won the World Cup. The four-time Swedish champion also played for various clubs in the German Bundesliga for many years (Borussia Düsseldorf, ATSV Saarbrücken, CFC Hertha 06 , TTF Ochsenhausen, SV Plüderhausen). In 1996 Jörgen Persson received the Fair Play Prize from the Association of Swedish Sports Journalists. In the 2007/2008 season Persson joined the German Bundesliga club TTC Rhön-Sprudel Fulda-Maberzell , where he and his friend Jan-Ove Waldner played in the legendary doubles. What was remarkable was his performance at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, when he again reached fourth place at the age of 42.

From October 2020 Jörgen Persson will take over the position of the Swedish men's national coach.

Game system and material

Aggressive block and counter play, shake hand racket posture

Weaknesses: service acceptance, far away from the table spin game

Strengths: Block and counter play, flexibility, backhand shot, VH topspin

Material: DONIC Persson Powercarbon with 2 times DONIC Coppa Platin maximun sponge

Private

Persson has been married to former Norwegian national player Madeleine Thomasen since 1994, with whom he has a son (* 1993).

successes

Participation in table tennis world championships

• 1987 in New Delhi
  • 2nd place with men's team
• 1989 in Dortmund
  • 1st place with men's team
  • 2nd place single
• 1991 in Chiba ( Japan )
  • 1st place single
  • 1st place with men's team
  • 3rd place doubles with Erik Lindh (SWE)
• 1993 in Gothenburg
  • 1st place with men's team
• 1995 in Tianjin ( China )
  • 2nd place with men's team
• 1997 in Manchester
  • 2nd place doubles with Jan-Ove Waldner
• 2000 in Kuala Lumpur ( Malaysia )
  • 1st place with men's team

Participation in European championships

• 1986 in Prague
  • 1st place single
  • 1st place with men's team
• 1988 in Paris
  • 1st place with men's team
• 1990 in Gothenburg
  • 1st place with men's team
• 1992 in Stuttgart
  • 1st place doubles with Erik Lindh
  • 1st place with men's team
• 1996 in Bratislava
  • 2nd place single
  • 1st place doubles with Jan Ove Waldner
  • 1st place with men's team
• 1998 in Eindhoven
  • 3rd place doubles
• 2000 in Bremen
  • 1st place with men's team
• 2007 in Belgrade
  • Round of 16 men's singles (lost to Timo Boll)
• 2011 in Gdansk
  • 2nd place with men's team

• 1980 European pupil championship: Victory in singles and with the Swedish team
• 1982 European Youth Championship: Victory with the Swedish team
• 1983 European Youth Championship: Victory in mixed (with Olga Nemes ), 3rd place in individual
• 1984 European Youth Championship: Victory in mixed (with Olga Nemes ), 3rd place in individual

Participation in the European ranking tournament Top-12

• 1986 6th place
• 1987 3rd place
• 1988 2nd place
• 1989 3rd place
• 1990 4th place
• 1991 3rd place
• 1992 1st place
• 1993 5/6. space
• 1994 7/8. space
• 1995 11/12. space
• 1997 9/10. space
• 1998 7/8. space
• 1999 9/10. space
• 2003 9/12. space
• 2004 9/12. space
• 2009 5/8. space
• 2010 9/12. space

Swedish championships in men's singles

• 1984 2nd place (final against Jan-Ove Waldner )
• 1985 2nd place (final against Erik Lindh )
• 1987 1st place (final against Mikael Appelgren )
• 1988 1st place (final against Mikael Appelgren )
• 1990 1st place (final against Erik Lindh )
• 1997 2nd place (final against Jan-Ove Waldner )
• 1999 1st place (final against Fredrik Håkansson )
• 2000 2nd place (final against Fredrik Håkansson )
• 2007 1st place (final against Johan Axelqvist )

Olympic games

• 1988 in Seoul - 7th place in the men's singles
• 1992 in Barcelona - quarter-finals (lost to Ma Wenge )
• 1996 in Atlanta - 1st round (lost to Hugo Hoyama)
• 2000 in Sydney - 4th place in the men's singles (lost to Liu Guoliang )
• 2004 in Athens - round of 16 (lost to Ko Lai Chak )
• 2008 in Beijing - 4th place in the men's singles (lost to Wang Liqin )
• 2012 in London - 2nd round (lost to Andrej Gaćina )

Energis Masters

Jörgen Persson was able to secure the title twice in this prize money tournament, which is always top-class: in 2005 against Jan-Ove Waldner and in 2007 in the final against Dimitrij Ovtcharov . In 2008 he failed only in the semifinals to Vladimir Samsonov. In 2011 Jörgen Persson made it into the final again, but failed because of the Chinese Li Ping .

Great circuit

• Jan 2005 in Tokyo: 1st place
• March 2005 in Osaka: 1st place
• May 2005 in Osaka: 2nd place

World All-Stars Circuit

• 1990 in Akita / Japan : 2nd place
• 1990 in Västerås / Sweden : 1st place
• 1990 in Manila / Philippines : 2nd place
• 1990 in Hamamatsu / Japan : 2nd place
• 1992 in Charleroi / Belgium : 1st place
• 1993 in Seoul / South Korea : 2nd place
• 1993 in Taiwan : 2nd place

International championships / tournaments

• 1984 Yugoslavia Open in Ljubljana: 2nd place
• 1985 Safir Masters in Örebro / SWE: 1st place
• 1987 Pondus Cup in Denmark: 1st place
• 1987 Germany Cup in Trier: 1st place
• 1988 English Open in Brighton: 1st place
• 1989 Czech Open in Ostrava: 1st place
• 1989 Int. Tournament in Barcelona / ESP: 2nd place
• 1989 Polish Open in Poznań: 1st place
• 1990 German Open in Karlsruhe: 2nd place
• 1992 Anjou Europing in Angers / FRA: 1st place
• 2005 Harbin Tournament in Heijlongjiang / CHN: 2nd place
• 2008 European Olympic Preparation in Düsseldorf: 2nd place

societies

• 1973–1985 Halmstad BTK (Sweden)
• 1985–1987 Borussia Düsseldorf
• 1987–1991 Malmö FF , (Sweden)
• 1991–1992 ATSV Saarbrücken
• 1992–1993 Halmstad BTK (Sweden)
• 1993–1995 CFC Hertha 06 , later Super Donic Berlin
• 1995–1996 Falkenbergs BTK (Sweden)
• 1996–1998 TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen
• 1998–1999 Kalmar BTK (Sweden)
• 1999–2002 TTC Caen (France)
• 2002–2002 Heilongjiang Sanjing (China)
• 2003-2004 Halmstad BTK (Sweden) Champions League
• 2004–2005 SV Plüderhausen
• 2005–2006 ASTT Pieve Emanuele (Italy)
• 2006-2007 SV Plüderhausen
• 2007–2008 TTC Rhön-Sprudel Fulda-Maberzell
• 2008–2009 Budapesti VSC (Hungary)
• 2009–2010 SV Plüderhausen
• 2010–2012 Halmstad BTK (Sweden)
• 2012–2013 Tianjin (China)

philately

On January 28, 1993, the Swedish Post issued a postage stamp showing Jörgen Persson ( Michel catalog no. 1763). This stamp was issued on the occasion of the 1993 World Table Tennis Championships in Gothenburg / Sweden.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
SWE	European Championship	2011	Danzig	POLE	Round of 16	Round of 16		silver
SWE	European Championship	2007	Belgrade	SRB	last 16
SWE	European Championship	2005	Aarhus	THE	last 16
SWE	European Championship	2003	Courmayeur	ITA	last 16
SWE	European Championship	2000	Bremen	GER	Quarter finals	Quarter finals		1
SWE	European Championship	1998	Eindhoven	NED	last 16	Semifinals
SWE	European Championship	1996	Bratislava	SVK	silver	gold		1
SWE	European Championship	1992	Stuttgart	GER	Quarter finals	gold		1
SWE	European Championship	1990	Gothenburg	SWE				1
SWE	European Championship	1988	Paris	FRA	last 16	Semifinals		1
SWE	European Championship	1986	Prague	TCH	gold		Quarter finals	1
SWE	European Championship	1984	Moscow	URS		Quarter finals
SWE	European Youth Championship (Cadets)	1980	Poznań	POLE	gold			1
SWE	European Youth Championship (Juniors)	1983	Malmo	SWE	Semifinals		gold
SWE	European Youth Championship (Juniors)	1982	Hollabrunn	AUT	Semifinals		gold	1
SWE	European Youth Championship (Juniors)	1981	Topolcany	TCH				1
SWE	EURO TOP12	2010	Dusseldorf	GER	9th place
SWE	EURO TOP12	2009	Dusseldorf	GER	5th place
SWE	EURO TOP12	2004	Frankfurt	GER	9th place
SWE	EURO TOP12	2003	Saarbrücken	GER	9th place
SWE	EURO TOP12	1999	Split	HRV	9
SWE	EURO TOP12	1998	Halmstad	SWE	7th
SWE	EURO TOP12	1997	Eindhoven	NED	9
SWE	EURO TOP12	1995	Dijon	FRA	11
SWE	EURO TOP12	1994	Arezzo	ITA	7th
SWE	EURO TOP12	1993	Copenhagen	THE	5
SWE	EURO TOP12	1992	Vienna	AUT	1
SWE	EURO TOP12	1991	Hertogenbosch	NED	3
SWE	EURO TOP12	1990	Hanover	FRG	4th
SWE	EURO TOP12	1989	Charleroi	BEL	3
SWE	EURO TOP12	1988	Ljubljana	YUG	2
SWE	EURO TOP12	1987	Basel	SUI	3
SWE	EURO TOP12	1986	Sodertalje	SWE	6th
SWE	Nordic championships	1998	Oslo	NOR	gold
SWE	Nordic championships	1988	Karlsborg	SWE	silver	silver		1
SWE	Nordic championships	1983	Reykjavík	ISL	gold	gold		1
SWE	Olympic games	2012	London	GBR	2nd round			9
SWE	Olympic games	2008	Beijing	CHN	4th Place			9
SWE	Olympic games	2004	Athens	GRE	last 16	Quarter finals
SWE	Olympic games	2000	Sydney	OUT	4th	last 16
SWE	Olympic games	1996	Atlanta	United States	immediately excluded	Quarter finals
SWE	Olympic games	1992	Barcelona	ESP	Quarter finals	immediately excluded
SWE	Olympic games	1988	Seoul	COR	7th	7th
SWE	Pro tour	2011	Suzhou	CHN	last 32
SWE	Pro tour	2011	Dubai	UAE	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2011	Doha	QAT	last 16	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2010	Warsaw	POLE	last 16	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2010	Budaörs	HUN	last 32
SWE	Pro tour	2009	Bremen	GER	last 64
SWE	Pro tour	2009	Doha	QAT	last 32
SWE	Pro tour	2008	Yokohama	JPN	last 32			5
SWE	Pro tour	2008	Changchun	CHN	last 32			5
SWE	Pro tour	2008	Doha	QAT	last 64
SWE	Pro tour	2007	Stockholm	SWE	last 16	Semifinals
SWE	Pro tour	2007	Bremen	GER	last 16	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2007	Toulouse	FRA	last 64	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	2007	Shenzhen	CHN	last 32
SWE	Pro tour	2007	Taipei	TPE	last 16	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2007	Nanjing	CHN	last 32
SWE	Pro tour	2007	Chiba	JPN	last 32
SWE	Pro tour	2007	Seongnam	COR	Semifinals	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	2007	Doha	QAT	last 32	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2006	Doha	QAT	last 32
SWE	Pro tour	2005	Doha	QAT	last 32	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	2004	Leipzig	GER	last 64
SWE	Pro tour	2004	Warsaw	POLE	last 32
SWE	Pro tour	2004	Chicago	United States	last 32	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	2004	Singapore	SIN	last 16	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2004	Pyeongchang	COR	last 16	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2004	Athens	GRE	last 32	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2003	Malmo	SWE	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2003	Aarhus	THE	last 32
SWE	Pro tour	2003	Johor Bahru	MAS	Quarter finals	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2003	Kobe	JPN	last 16	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2003	Doha	QAT	last 32	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	2003	Zagreb	HRV	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2002	Eindhoven	NED	last 32
SWE	Pro tour	2002	Magdeburg	GER	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2002	Kobe	JPN	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2002	Doha	QAT	last 64
SWE	Pro tour	2001	Bayreuth	GER	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2001	Zagreb	HRV	last 16	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	2000	Farum	THE	Semifinals
SWE	Pro tour	2000	Umeå	SWE	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	2000	Fort Lauderdale	United States	last 32	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	2000	Zagreb	HRV	Quarter finals	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	1999	Prague	CZE	Semifinals
SWE	Pro tour	1999	Karlskrona	SWE	Quarter finals	Scratched
SWE	Pro tour	1999	Bremen	GER	Quarter finals	Semifinals
SWE	Pro tour	1999	Kobe City	JPN	last 32	silver
SWE	Pro tour	1999	Zagreb	HRV	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	1999	Hopton-on-Sea	CLOSELY	Semifinals	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	1999	Doha	QAT	last 32	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	1998	Sundsvall	SWE	silver	silver
SWE	Pro tour	1998	Belgrade	YUG	gold	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	1998	Courmayeur	ITA	last 16	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	1998	Ji 'Nan City	CHN	last 16	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	1998	Melbourne	OUT	Quarter finals	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	1998	Wakayama	JPN	last 16	silver
SWE	Pro tour	1998	Doha	QAT	last 16	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	1997	Zhuhai	CHN	last 16	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro tour	1997	Chiba	JPN	Quarter finals	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	1997	Doha	QAT	last 32	last 16
SWE	Pro tour	1996	Boras	SWE	gold	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro Tour Grand Finals	1999	Sydney	OUT	Quarter finals
SWE	Pro Tour Grand Finals	1998	Paris	FRA	last 16	Quarter finals
SWE	World Championship	2011	Rotterdam	NED	last 64
SWE	World Championship	2009	Yokohama	JPN	last 32	last 16
SWE	World Championship	2008	Guangzhou	CHN				17th
SWE	World Championship	2007	Zagreb	HRV	last 64	last 32	no participants
SWE	World Championship	2005	Shanghai	CHN	last 32	last 32
SWE	World Championship	2004	Doha	QAT				4th
SWE	World Championship	2003	Paris	FRA	last 64
SWE	World Championship	2001	Osaka	JPN	last 16	last 64	no participants	3-4
SWE	World Championship	2000	Kuala Lumpur	MAS				1
SWE	World Championship	1999	Eindhoven	NED	Quarter finals	last 32	no participants
SWE	World Championship	1997	Manchester	CLOSELY	last 64	silver	no participants	7th
SWE	World Championship	1995	Tianjin	CHN	last 16	Quarter finals	no participants	2
SWE	World Championship	1993	Gothenburg	SWE	last 128	Quarter finals	no participants	1
SWE	World Championship	1991	Chiba City	JPN	gold	Semifinals	no participants	1
SWE	World Championship	1989	Dortmund	FRG	silver	last 16	no participants	1
SWE	World Championship	1987	New Delhi	IND	last 32	last 64	no participants	2
SWE	World Championship	1985	Gothenburg	SWE	last 64	last 32	last 64
SWE	World cup	2000	Yangzhou	CHN	5-8. space
SWE	World cup	1999	Xiaolan	CHN	4th
SWE	World cup	1996	Nimes	FRA	9-12. space
SWE	World cup	1995	Nimes	FRA	9-12. space
SWE	World cup	1991	Kuala Lumpur	MAS	gold
SWE	World cup	1989	Nairobi	KEN	11
SWE	World cup	1988	Guangzhou & Wuhan	CHN	5
SWE	World cup	1987	Macau	CHN	11
SWE	World cup	1986	Port of Spain	TRI	9
SWE	World Doubles Cup	1992	Las Vegas	United States		Quarter finals
SWE	World Doubles Cup	1990	Seoul	COR		Quarter finals
SWE	WTC World Team Cup	1995	Atlanta	United States				5
SWE	WTC World Team Cup	1994	Nimes	FRA				2
SWE	WTC World Team Cup	1991	Barcelona	ESP				2
SWE	WTC World Team Cup	1990	Hokkaido, Aomori, Niig	JPN				1

literature

• Rahul Nelson: Düsseldorf's new hope: Jörgen Persson , DTS magazine , 1985/11 pp. 32 - 34
• Roger Gottfridsson: Always looking for new goals: Jörgen Persson , DTS magazine , 1991/7 pp. 30 - 32

Web links

• Official website
• Biography and article on ittf.com (accessed August 5, 2011)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World rankings 1947 to 2001 (Excel; 171 kB) ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on December 12, 2011)  
2. ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2020/6 page 12
3. ↑ DTS magazine , 1994/6 p. 38
4. ↑ DTS magazine , 1987/4 p. 21
5. ↑ DTS magazine , 1990/4 p. 16
6. ↑ ITTF statistics ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on September 14, 2011)