William Henzell: our man in Beijing
William Henzell was going to be Kym, Ali & Dzelde's man in Beijing, where he'll take on the world...in ping-pong!
William's stats:
DATE OF BIRTH: 23 March, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH: Adelaide, Australia
COACH: Piers Carter
OCCUPATION: Table Tennis player
PLAYS: Right handed
SPONSORS: AussieTableTennis.com, Professional Mortgage Partners
Here's some things you may or may not know about William:
Childhood ambition: I wanted to own a really big lolly shop after reading The Giraffe, the Peli and Me by Roald Dahl.
Proudest Moment: At the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, winning a medal in front of my family and friends who have barely seen me compete since I was very young.
Favourite Food: Japanese
Perfect holiday: Camping and bushwalking in the Flinders Ranges.
Greatest band: Iron Maiden
Best sport team: Liverpool
Inspiration: The desire to be a bit better than I was yesterday
Star sign: Aries
I began this sport: when I was 6 for as a winter alternative to tennis.
Participation in other sports: Soccer, tennis and adminton.
When I am not training/competing I am: Thinking, reading and taking photos
William has represented Australia numerous times:
- 2001, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08 World Championships
- 2001, 04, 07 Commonwealth Championships
- 2002, 06 Commonwealth Games
- 2002, 04, 06 Oceania Championships
- 2004 Athens Olympics
- 2008 Beijing Olympics
