Gabriel Copola

Gabriel Copola
Full name Gabriel Emiliano Copola
Nickname(s) Gaby
Nationality  Argentina
Residence Buenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1984-01-20) January 20, 1984
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Playing style Shakehand, Offensive
Club ALENA Moron, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)

Gabriel Copola (born January 20, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine wheelchair table tennis player with competition Classification 3. He plays for ALENA in Morón, Buenos Aires. Now is a TOPTEN in Class 3. TW:gaby_copola FB: Gabriel Copola

Career

A lover of sports, Copola had a bicycle accident when he was 11, which left him paraplegic.[1] He began playing table tennis in 1999 at the Cedima Club in San Justo, Buenos Aires and made his international debut the same year, representing Argentina at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Mexico, where he won the Gold medal in the Men's singles C3 competition and thus qualified for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.[2][3]

Career Record

Para Panamerican Championships

1st, gold medalist(s) 2011 Guadalajara: Men's Singles Class 3
1st, gold medalist(s) 2011 Guadalajara: Men's Team Class 5
1st, gold medalist(s) 2009 Margarita Island: Men's Team Class 5
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2005 Mar del Plata: Men's Team Class 3
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2005 Mar del Plata: Men's Wheelchair Open
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2003 Brasília: Men's Team
2nd, silver medalist(s) 2001 Buenos Aires: Men's Team

References

  1. http://lawriejournalist.blogspot.com/search?q=gabriel+copola Gabriel Copola: The picture of table tennis (accessed 18-11-2011).
  2. http://info.parapan.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/TT/TTR173A_TTM003003E0100001ESP.htm Tenis de Mesa Resultados Individual C3 Partido Medalla De Oro Partido 16 (accessed 18-11-2011).
  3. http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2012PG/Qualification_guide.pdf Qualification guide (accessed 18-11-2011).
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