Gabriel Copola
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| Full name | Gabriel Emiliano Copola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Gaby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 20, 1984 Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Shakehand, Offensive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | ALENA Moron, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gabriel Copola (born January 20, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine wheelchair table tennis player with competition Classification 3. He plays for ALENA in Morón, Buenos Aires. Now is a TOPTEN in Class 3. TW:gaby_copola FB: Gabriel Copola
Career
A lover of sports, Copola had a bicycle accident when he was 11, which left him paraplegic.[1] He began playing table tennis in 1999 at the Cedima Club in San Justo, Buenos Aires 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.[2][3]
Career Record
Para Panamerican Championships
2011 Guadalajara: Men's Singles Class 3
2011 Guadalajara: Men's Team Class 5
2009 Margarita Island: Men's Team Class 5
2005 Mar del Plata: Men's Team Class 3
2005 Mar del Plata: Men's Wheelchair Open
2003 Brasília: Men's Team
2001 Buenos Aires: Men's Team
References
- ^ http://lawriejournalist.blogspot.com/search?q=gabriel+copola Gabriel Copola: The picture of table tennis (accessed 18-11-2011).
- ^ http://info.parapan.guadalajara2011.org.mx/ESP/TT/TTR173A_TTM003003E0100001ESP.htm Tenis de Mesa Resultados Individual C3 Partido Medalla De Oro Partido 16 (accessed 18-11-2011).
- ^ http://www.ittf.com/World_Events/2012PG/Qualification_guide.pdf Qualification guide (accessed 18-11-2011).