Tahl Leibovitz
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 1, 1975 New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Ozone Park, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (162 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 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 Summer Paralympics.
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.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1975 births
- Sportspeople from Queens, New York
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Living people
- Paralympic medalists in table tennis
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Paralympic table tennis players for the United States
- Table tennis players at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- New York University alumni
- American male table tennis players
- People from Ozone Park, Queens
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen