Pradeeban Peter-Paul

Pradeeban Peter-Paul (born May 17, 1977) is a Tamil Canadian table tennis player.

Pradeeban Peter-Paul
Full namePradeeban Peter-Paul
NationalityCanadian
ResidenceOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Born (1977-05-17) May 17, 1977
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehand
Equipment(s)Butterfly Gergely 21 , Bryce Hard max
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 WinnipegTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team

Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Pradeeban Peter-Paul emigrated with his family to Germany at the age of 11.[1] It was in Würzburg, Germany that Peter-Paul learned table tennis. When he left Germany in 1993 he was on the Bavarian provincial team and had won a junior doubles title. He started playing by the age of 14 At the age of 16 Peter-Paul moved to Canada. Peter-Paul represented Canada for the first time at the English Open in 1996 and has been with the national team for the past 12 years.

Peter-Paul can fluently speak Tamil, German, and English.[1] He qualified to play table tennis in the 2008 Olympics for Canada.[2]

Peter-Paul had a men's ITTF world ranking of 266th on 26 September 2011 with 1599 points.[3]

References
  1. "Interview with Pradeeban Peter-Paul". usatt.org. December 6, 2005. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  2. "Butterflu Players: Pradeeban Peter-Paul". Butterfly. Archived from the original on October 2, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  3. "Table tennis - Pradeeban Peter-Paul (Canada)".


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