Gabriel Copola

Gabriel Emiliano Copola (born January 20, 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]

Gabriel Copola
Personal information
Full nameGabriel Emiliano Copola
Nickname(s)Gaby
Nationality Argentina
ResidenceBuenos Aires, Argentina
Born (1984-01-20) January 20, 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
Table Tennis
Representing  Argentina
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
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraMen's singles C3
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraMen's teams C4-5

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

Para Panamerican Championships

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2011 Guadalajara: Men's Singles Class 3
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2011 Guadalajara: Men's Team Class 5
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 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2011-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Qualification guide (accessed 18-11-2011).
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