Dexter St. Louis
| Dexter St. Louis | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
| Born | 21 March 1968 |
| Highest ranking | 342 (January 2013)[1] |
| Club | S.A.G.CESTAS (France) |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
Dexter St. Louis (born March 21, 1968) is a Trinidadian table tennis player.[2] As of January 2013, he is ranked no. 342 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[1]
St. Louis made his official debut for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he competed in the men's singles. He placed fourth in a group pool round against Brazil's Hugo Hoyama, Sweden's Jörgen Persson, and North Korea's Kim Song-Hui, with a total score of 82 points and a tally of 3 straight losses.
Twelve years after competing in his last Olympics, St. Louis qualified again for the men's singles, as a 40-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by winning the Latin American Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[3] He lost the first preliminary round match to Canada's Zhang Peng, with a unanimous set score of 0–4.[4]
References
- 1 2 "ITTF World Ranking". ITTF. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dexter St. Louis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dexter St Louis on Stage in Santo Domingo for One Night Only". ITTF. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ↑ "Men's Singles Preliminary Round". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 12 January 2013.