Tajudeen Agunbiade
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tajudeen Agunbiade is a Nigerian para table tennis player of class 9 and Paralympian.
Career
He represented Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Paralympics held in Sydney, Australia and he competed in table tennis. He won the gold medal at the Men's singles 9 event.[1][2][3] He also won the gold medal at the team event together with Tunde Adisa and Femi Alabi.[1][3][4]
He also competed at the Men's individual – Class 9–10 and the Men's team – Class 9–10 events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics but did not win a medal.
In July 2019, he won gold at the 2019 ITTF African Para Table Tennis Championships which meant that he qualified to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1][5] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's team C9-10 event.[6]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Location | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Summer Paralympics | Sydney, Australia | 1st | Singles C9[2] |
| 1st | Team C9[4] | |||
| 2021 | Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Team C9-10 |
References
- ^ a b c "Tajudeen Agunbiade". ITTF Para Table Tennis. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Table Tennis at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games - Men's Singles 9". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Nigeria at the Rio 2016 Paralympics". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Table Tennis at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games - Men's Teams 9". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Paralympic Games bound, Mohamed Sameh Eid Salah for fifth time". African Para Championships 2019 - ITTF. 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Table Tennis Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
External links
- Tajudeen Agunbiade at the International Paralympic Committee
- Tajudeen Agunbiade, ITTF Para Table Tennis
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