USA Table Tennis Announces Coaching Leadership for 2025-2028 Quadrennial
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by USA Table Tennis
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Amy Wang of Team USA talks with her coach Gao Jun during a Women's Singles Round of 64 match on day one of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at South Paris Arena on July 27, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Colorado Springs, CO – USA Table Tennis (USATT) announces the coaching leadership team for the upcoming 2025-2028 quadrennial. Legendary 4x Olympian and 1992 silver medalist Gao Jun will continue to lead the helm as the National Team Head Coach, supported by 2004 Olympian Mark Hazinski as the National Team Men's Coach. Both coaches were on duty for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, which saw historic results and extraordinary press coverage.
Gao Jun: Leads the Charge as National Team Head Coach
Gao Jun, one of the most decorated figures in U.S. table tennis, continues in her role as National Team Head Coach after a stellar performance by the Women’s Team at the 2023 Santiago Pan Am Games and 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Under Coach Gao Jun’s guidance, the U.S. women’s teams have achieved historic success in the past quad including:
- Gold Medals at the Pan American Championships (Adult)
- Women’s Singles: Amy Wang (2023)
- Women’s Team: Amy Wang, Lily Zhang, Rachel Sung and Sally Moyland (2023)
- Women’s Doubles: Amy Wang and Rachel Sung (2022)
- Gold Medals at the Pan American Games (Adult)
- Women’s Team: Amy Wang, Lily Zhang and Rachel Sung (2023)
- Women’s Doubles: Amy Wang & Rachel Sung (2023)
- Paris Olympic Games Milestones:
- Lily Zhang’s historic Round of 16 finish in Women’s Singles at the Paris 2024 Olympics, the best-ever showing for a U.S. women’s table tennis player since Wang Chen in 2008
In her continued role, Coach Gao Jun will focus on building on these accomplishments to inspire and develop the next generation of American table tennis athletes. Her leadership aims to ensure continued success in key events, at both the youth and adult levels, in preparation for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
Mark Hazinski: Building on Momentum as National Team Men's Coach
Mark Hazinski, 2004 Olympian and former National Champion, continues on as the Men's Coach after a series of recent accomplishments that underscore his coaching expertise. Under Hazinski’s leadership, U.S. teams have achieved remarkable international success, including:
- 2022 Pan American Championships – Men’s Team - Silver
- 2023 Pan Am Youth Championships, U-19 Boys Team - Gold
- 2023 Pan American Games – Men’s Team – Bronze
- 2024 Pan American Championships – Men’s Team - Gold
Hazinski expressed his enthusiasm for the next quad:
"I’m really looking forward to continuing to work with the National Team to help build results and gain experience in international competitions to give the U.S. Team the best chance to medal in LA2028." – Mark Hazinski, National Team Men’s Coach
A Bright Future for USA Table Tennis
“Congratulations to the appointed upcoming quadrennial national team coaches, Gao Jun and Mark Hazinksi. Both Gao and Mark have demonstrated exceptional leadership for the National Team. With their combined experience, they will put forth their best effort in coaching the athletes.” – Khoa Nguyen, Chair of USATT’s High Performance Committee
The future is in good hands with Coach Gao Jun and Mark Hazinski at the helm of USA Table Tennis’s elite national adult and youth teams. Their connection with the players and decades of experience in the sport make them instrumental in guiding the best talent in the U.S. at high-stakes competitions at home and around the world.
