David Zhuang

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David Zhuang (born September 1, 1963) is a Chinese-born American table tennis player.

David was born Sept. 1, 1963. He began playing table tennis competitively at age 11, and was a professional player at age 12. One of his schoolmates was Jiang Jialiang, the 1985 and 1987 World Table Tennis Champion. David moved to the United States in 1990, and became one of the top players in the country.

Championships won by David Zhuang:

U.S. Men's Singles, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, and 2006.
U.S. Men's Doubles, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, and 2006.
U.S. Mixed Doubles: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999.
Pan Am Men's Singles: 1999
Pan Am Men's Teams: 1999
World Consolation: 1997

He represented the U.S. in the Olympics in 1996, and 2000.

David is married to Joannie Fu, who is also his coach.

He was inducted into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003.

In 2006, when he won his most recent national championship, he was 43 years old. The USA Table Tennis magazine printed his photograph on the cover, with the heading, "He's still got it!"