Tahl Leibovitz (born June 1, 1975) 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. [1]
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. [2]
He graduated in New York University and now works in New York City as a social worker. [3]
Sporting careerEdit
He first competed in his first Paralympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 where he won his first gold medal. He hopes to qualify for his sixth Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2020.
^"Once homeless, Tahl Leibovitz embraces new career while training for Rio". www.paralympic.org. March 4, 2016.
^. www.teamusa.org. August 10, 2018. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014.
October 20, 2023
tahl, leibovitz, born, june, 1975, american, para, table, tennis, player, played, five, paralympic, games, highest, ranking, world, class, july, 2008, currently, ranked, world, that, class, world, standing, classes, personal, informationnationalityamericanborn. Tahl Leibovitz born June 1 1975 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 1 Tahl LeibovitzPersonal informationNationalityAmericanBorn 1975 06 01 June 1 1975 age 48 New York City United StatesHeight162 cm 5 ft 4 in SportCountry United StatesSportPara table tennisDisabilityOsteochondromaDisability classC7 C9ClubSouth Queens Boys and Girls Club 1995 Coached byChris Lehman Ahmed El Malah Mitchell SeidenfeldMedal record Para table tennisRepresenting United StatesParalympic Games1996 Atlanta Men s singles C71996 Atlanta Men s teams C6 82004 Athens Men s singles C7World Championships1998 Paris Men s teams C10Parapan American Games2007 Rio de Janeiro Men s singles C82007 Rio de Janeiro Open singles standing2007 Rio de Janeiro Men s teams C82011 Guadalajara Men s singles C92015 Toronto Men s singles C92019 Lima Men s singles C92011 Guadalajara Men s teams C9 102015 Toronto Men s teams C9 102019 Lima Men s teams C9 10Biography EditLeibovitz 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 2 He graduated in New York University and now works in New York City as a social worker 3 Sporting career EditHe first competed in his first Paralympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 where he won his first gold medal He hopes to qualify for his sixth Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2020 References Edit 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tahl Leibovitz amp oldid 1175913652, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
