Edward Ly

Edward Ly
Personal information
Born (2003-01-29) January 29, 2003
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Men's Table tennis
Representing  Canada
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first placeCorpus Christi 2024Men's singles
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoMen's team
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 HavanaMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2024 San SalvadorDoubles
Pan American Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Santo DomingoU-19 Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2021 Santo DomingoU-19 Men's Singles
Bronze medal – third place2019 CancunJunior Men's team

Edward Ly (born January 29, 2003 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian Olympic table tennis athlete.[1]

Career

At the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alberta, Ly won three gold medals representing his home province of Quebec.[1] Ly would then compete on the international stage, winning three medals across two editions of the Pan American Youth Championships.[1] Ly's first major games was the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2] The following year, in July, Ly was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team.[3][4] Ly would help the Canadian men's team to a silver medal at the Pan American Championships in September 2023. The win also secured 2024 Olympics qualification for the team.[5] Shortly after, Ly would repeat his performance at the 2023 Pan American Games, with a silver medal in the men's team event.[6]

At the 2024 Pan American Cup, Ly was called up last minute to replace Eugene Wang.[7] Ly Would go onto win the gold medal at the event, jumping his world ranking to 36th.[7][8][9][10] In June 2024, Ly qualified to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[11][12]

Personal life

Ly started table tennis at the age of 10.[13] Ly is currently studying natural sciences at Cégep André-Laurendeau.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Edward Ly". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Canadian Table Tennis Team Nominated for 2022 Commonwealth Games". CSC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Canada's Santiago 2023 table tennis team announced" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Entries List - 86 Players" (PDF). www.ittf.com. International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Silver Medal for Men – Pan Am 2023". www.ttcanada.ca. Table Tennis Canada. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Silver for Canada's Men – Pan Am Games 2023". www.ttcanada.ca. Table Tennis Canada. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. 1 2 Schlager, Catherine (5 July 2024). "Edward Ly fait sa place sur la scène internationale" [Edward Ly makes his place on the international scene]. La Presse (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Breton, Kéven (17 February 2024). "Une victoire qui change tout pour le pongiste québécois Edward Ly" [A victory that changes everything for Quebec table tennis player Edward Ly]. Radio Canada (in French). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "2024 Pan Am Cup Champion – Edward Ly". www.ttcanada.ca. Table Tennis Canada. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  10. ↑ Breton, Kéven (1 May 2024). "Edward Ly se remet d'un affrontement contre une légende du tennis de table" [Edward Ly Recovers From Clash With Table Tennis Legend]. Radio Canada (in French). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  11. ↑ Fenton, Caela (20 June 2024). "Team Canada table tennis contingent is stacked with experience". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Making her 5th Olympic appearance, Mo Zhang to lead Canada's table tennis team". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Edward Ly, étudiant en sciences de la nature au Cégep André-Laurendeau, en route pour les Jeux olympiques de Paris!" [Edward Ly, student in natural sciences at Cégep André-Laurendeau, on his way to the Paris Olympic Games!]. Nouvelles d’Ici (in French). Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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