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Jorge Gambra
Full nameJorge Gambra Said
Nationality Chile
Born (1963-07-14) 14 July 1963 (age 61)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight176 lb (80 kg)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Caracas Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Indianapolis Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg Singles

Jorge Gambra Said (born 14 July 1963) is a Chilean former international table tennis player. He competed in tournaments for his native country but has lived in Spain since 1989.[1]

A two-time Olympian for Chile, Gambra first appeared at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and returned as a 37-year old at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He finished seventh out of eight competitors in the singles group stages at both Olympics.[2]

Gambra won the men's doubles event at the Latin American Table Tennis Championships in both 1989 and 1990, with Marcos Núñez. He was a singles bronze medalist at the 1999 Pan American Games and also has two Pan American Games doubles bronze medals.

References

  1. ^ "Osvaldo Arce: No me sentiría bien alentando a un chino". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Compañia Chilena de Comunicaciones. 20 March 2006.
  2. ^ "Jorge Gambra". International Olympic Committee. 19 June 2016.
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