Bora Vang
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| Nationality |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 9, 1987 Shijiazhuang,  China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | All round player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Adana Table Tennis Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bora Vang (王博, born April 9, 1987) is a Chinese-born Turkish male national table tennis player. The 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) tall athlete at 82 kg (181 lb) competes for Adana Table Tennis Club, where he is coached by Sabahattin Sabrioğlu.[1]
He won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event at the 2010 European Mixed Double Championships held in Subotica, Serbia together with his Turkish teammate Şirin He.[2] In 2012, he and his Turkish teammate Melek Hu won the silver medal at the European Mixed Double Championships held in Buzau, Romania.[3]
Vang qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics after the World Qualification Championship held in Doha, Qatar.[4]
At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he won the silver medal in the singles event.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2010 | European Mixed Double Championships | Subotica, Serbia | 1st | Mixed Doubles | with Şirin He TUR
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| 2012 | European Mixed Double Championships | Buzau, Romania | 2nd | Mixed Doubles | with Melek Hu TUR
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| 2013 | XVII Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 2nd | Singles | |
| XVII Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 1st | Team | with Ahmet Li TUR
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References
[edit]- ^ "Sporcular / Masa Tenisi-Bora Vang" (in Turkish). GSB. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ "European Mixed Doubles Champs: gold and silver for Turkey". European Mixed Doubles Championships. November 21, 2010. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ "ROMSTAL European Mixed Doubles Championships-Filimon-Samara golden pairings again". European Table Tennis Union. April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
- ^ "Bora Vang Londra vizesi aldı". Spor X (in Turkish). May 12, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Turkish people of Chinese descent
- Turkish male table tennis players
- Chinese male table tennis players
- Chinese emigrants to Turkey
- Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic table tennis players for Turkey
- Converts to Islam
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Table tennis players from Shijiazhuang
- Naturalised table tennis players
- Mediterranean Games medalists in table tennis
- Turkish sportspeople of Chinese descent
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen
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