Ian Kent

Ian Kent (born 4 July 1961) is a Canadian para table tennis player. He is a double singles champion in the Para Pan-American Para Table Tennis Championships and has won six medals in Parapan American Games.[1]

Ian Kent
Personal information
Born (1961-07-04) 4 July 1961
Welling, Great Britain
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportPara table tennis
DisabilityDystonia
Disability classC8
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Canada
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraMen's singles C8
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de JaneiroMen's singles C8
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de JaneiroMen's teams C8
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraMen's teams C6-8
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoMen's teams C6-8
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoMen's singles C8
Bronze medal – third place2019 LimaMen's singles C8
Para Pan-American Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Margarita IslandMen's singles C8
Gold medal – first place2013 San JoseMen's teams C8
Gold medal – first place2017 San JoseMen's teams C8
Silver medal – second place2005 Mar del PlataMen's singles C10
Bronze medal – third place2005 Mar del PlataMen's teams C10
Bronze medal – third place2013 San JoseMen's singles C8
Bronze medal – third place2017 San JoseMen's singles C8

Biography

Kent was born in Welling in London then he moved to Canada with his parents as a young child, his mother is a former British track and field athlete. He holds a bachelor of science degree in mathematics and psychology from Saint Mary's University.[2]

He has three sons, Isaac, Tyler and Matthew and two of them are one of Nova Scotia's top ranked table tennis players while Ian is still top ranked.

In 1999, Kent was aged 38, was diagnosed with dystonia and was bedridden for two years.

Sporting career

Kent first started playing competitively in 2004 when he played in the EuroChamp Table Tennis Tournament in Emmen, Netherlands. He only started winning medals in 2005 at the Para Pan-American Championships in Mar del Plata where he won a silver medal in the singles tournament and a bronze medal in the teams tournament with Martin Pelletier.

He has competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics and also 2018 Commonwealth Games but did not advance to the final rounds in both tournaments.[3]

References
  1. "IPTTC Profile - Ian Kent". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 24 March 2019.
  2. "Team Canada - Ian Kent". Paralympics Canada. 24 March 2019.
  3. "Table Tennis Athlete Profile - Ian Kent". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 24 March 2019.
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