![Jan-Ove Waldner Jan-Ove Waldner](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jan-ove-waldner-1.jpg)
![Jan-Ove Waldner Jan-Ove Waldner](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jan-ove-waldner-1.jpg)
![Jörgen Persson Jörgen Persson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jrgen-persson-105483-1.jpg)
![Jenny Ovtcharov Jenny Ovtcharov](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jenny-ovtcharov-105376-1.jpg)
![Mattias Falck Mattias Falck](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mattias-falck-100073-1.jpg)
![Mikael Appelgren Mikael Appelgren](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mikael-appelgren-105408-1.jpg)
Retired Swedish table tennis player and coach Mikael Appelgren is not just a 4-time World Champion but also a 9-time European Champion. He also won the World Cup and popularized the style of playing now known as appleing. He met his wife, Marita, at a table tennis competition.
![Kristian Karlsson Kristian Karlsson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kristian-karlsson-105308-1.jpg)
![Peter Karlsson Peter Karlsson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/peter-karlsson-105342-1.jpg)
![Stellan Bengtsson Stellan Bengtsson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/stellan-bengtsson-105394-1.jpg)
![Hans Alsér Hans Alsér](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/hans-alsr-105357-1.jpg)
Swedish table tennis player Hans Alsér was not just a 2-time European singles champion but also a 4-time European team champion. Known as an all-round attacker, he also mastered the shakehand style. He later coached both Sweden and West Germany. He died in a plane crash at age 34.