| Olympic medal record | |||
| Table tennis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Athens 2004 | Men's doubles | |
Michael Maze (born September 1, 1981) is a male table tennis player from Fakse, Denmark. Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe He normally plays both in the men's singles and in men's doubles. As of 2005, he is one of the top five left-handed players in the world. His strength is in his strong forehand loop and lobbing. He is considered to be one of the best if not the best defensive lobbers in the world right now. His strong forehand loop, his forehand pendulum serve, and his confident defensive play away from the table makes him a solid all-around player.
Career
Maze won the Europe Top 12 tournament in Frankfurt am Main in February 2004 and won the European Junior Championship in both singles and doubles. He reached the quarter finals in the European Championship for seniors in both series in 2003 playing doubles with Finn Tugwell. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Finn Tugwell (born March 18, 1976) is a Danish Table tennis professional Tugwell and Maze participated as partners at the 2000 Summer Olympics where they reached the quarter finals. "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Maze participated both in men's singles and men's doubles in Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events Maze lost his first match in men's singles but won bronze with his partner Finn Tugwell[1].
Maze's latest achievement was in reaching the semi finals of the 2005 world championship that took place in Shanghai, China, in which he was defeated by the home favorite, Ma Lin, in a swift 4-0 match. Nevertheless, he has managed to put up a memorable performance in the quarter finals of the competition, coming back from a 3-0 deficit to win 4-3 against another Chinese player, Hao Shuai, saving 3 match points; as well as in the previous match, a win against 2004 Olympics Men's singles silver medallist Wang Hao, again from the host nations. |}} Wang Hao (born December 15, 1983 in Changchun) is a Chinese Table tennis player
Michael Maze won the prize "BT Gold" as the biggest Danish sportperson in 2005.
References & External links
- ^ ITTF Museum Olympic Results Page. Retrieved on 2007-12-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian
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