Tahl Leibovitz

Tahl Leibovitz
Personal information
Nationality American
Born New York City, United States
Residence Queens, New York
Height 162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
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
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
1996 AtlantaMen's singles C7
1996 AtlantaMen's teams C6-8
2004 AthensMen's singles C7
World Championships
1998 ParisMen's teams C10
Para Pan American Games
2003 BrasiliaMen's singles C9
2003 BrasiliaOpen singles standing
2003 BrasiliaMen's teams C8-10
2005 Mar del PlataMen's singles C9
2005 Mar del PlataOpen singles standing
2005 Mar del PlataMen's teams C10
2007 Rio de JaneiroMen's singles C8
2007 Rio de JaneiroOpen singles standing
2007 Rio de JaneiroMen's teams C8
2009 Margarita IslandMen's singles C9
2009 Margarita IslandOpen singles standing
2011 GuadalajaraMen's singles C9
2011 GuadalajaraMen's teams C9-10
2013 San JoseMen's singles C9
2013 San JoseMen's teams C9
2015 TorontoMen's singles C9
2015 TorontoMen's teams C9-10

Tahl Leibovitz (born 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]

Biography

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 career

He first competed in his first Paralympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 where he successfully won his first gold medal.

He hopes to qualify for his sixth Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2020.

References

  1. ↑ "IPTTC Tahl Leibovitz". IPTTC.org. 10 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Once homeless, Tahl Leibovitz embraces new career while training for Rio". www.paralympic.org. 4 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Tahl Leibovitz". www.teamusa.org. 10 August 2018.
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