Tahl Leibovitz
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | June 1, 1975||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Ozone Park, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 4 in (162 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Osteochondroma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C7, C9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | South Queens Boys and Girls Club (1995-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Chris Lehman Ahmed El-Malah Mitchell Seidenfeld Sean O'Neill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tahl Leibovitz (born June 1, 1975)[1] is an American para table tennis player who has played in five Paralympic Games. His highest ranking is world no.2 in class 9 in July 2008 and is now currently ranked world no.3 in that class and world no.17 in men's standing classes. [2]
Biography[edit]
Leibovitz was born in New York City to parents who struggled with substance abuse and mental illness. He was kicked out of his home and lived on the streets. [3]
He graduated in New York University and now works in New York City as a social worker. [4]
Sporting career[edit]
He first competed in his first Paralympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 where he won his first gold medal. He qualified for his seventh Paralympic Games in Paris in 2024.
References[edit]
- ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. September 19, 2004.
- ^ "Tahl Leibovitz". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. August 10, 2018.
- ^ "Once homeless, Tahl Leibovitz embraces new career while training for Rio". www.paralympic.org. March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Tahl Leibovitz". www.teamusa.org. August 10, 2018. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014.