Gabriel Copola
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Emiliano Copola
Nickname(s)Gaby
Nationality Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1984-01-20) 20 January 1984
Ituzaingo, Argentina
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehand, Offensive
ClubMdO, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Argentina
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraMen's singles C3
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraMen's teams C4-5
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaSingles C3
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoSingles C3
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoTeams C5
Bronze medal – third place2019 LimaTeams C3-5
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoSingles C3
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoMixed doubles XD10
Para Panamerican Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Margarita IslandMen's Team Class 5
Silver medal – second place2005 Mar del PlataMen's Open Wheelchair
Silver medal – second place2005 Mar del PlataMen's Team Class 3
Silver medal – second place2003 BrasiliaMen's Team Class 3
Silver medal – second place2001 Buenos AiresMen's Team Class 3

Gabriel Emiliano Copola (born 20 January 1984) is an Argentine para table tennis player with competition Classification 3. He plays for MdO (colonia Montes de Oca) in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires. Copola's current ranking is world number 11 in class 3, his highest ranking was world number 5 in February 2016.[1]

Career

A lover of sports, Copola had a bicycle accident when he was 11, which left him paraplegic.[2] He began playing table tennis in 1999 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.[3][4]

Career Record

Parapan American Games

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2011 Guadalajara: Men's Singles Class 3
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2011 Guadalajara: Men's Team Class 5

Para Panamerican Championships


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

References

  1. ↑ "Gabriel Copola". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 3 June 2019.
  2. ↑ http://lawriejournalist.blogspot.com/search?q=gabriel+copola Gabriel Copola: The picture of table tennis (accessed 18-11-2011).
  3. ↑ http://info.parapan.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/TT/TTR173A_TTM003003E0100001ESP.htm Archived 2012-05-15 at the Wayback Machine Tenis de Mesa Resultados Individual C3 Partido Medalla De Oro Partido 16 (accessed 18-11-2011).
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Qualification guide (accessed 18-11-2011).
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