Ian Seidenfeld
Personal information | |
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Born | Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S. | July 17, 2001
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Para table tennis |
Disability | Dwarfism |
Disability class | C6 |
Coached by | Mitchell Seidenfeld |
Ian Seidenfeld (born July 17, 2001) is an American para table tennis player. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Career
[edit]Seidenfeld was born in Lakeville, Minnesota, and is Jewish.[1] He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's table tennis singles C6 event and won a gold medal.[2] He upset reigning Paralympic gold medalist Peter Rosenmeier to win gold.[3] He became the first U.S. para tennis player to win gold since Tahl Leibovitz in 1996.[4]
Seidenfeld represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in the men's singles C6 event.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Seidenfeld was born with pseudoachondroplasia.[6] His father and coach, Mitchell Seidenfeld, is a former Para table tennis player and gold medalist.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Elizabeth Karpen (15 July 2024). "Meet the top Jewish athletes to watch at the Paris 2024 Olympics," Unpacked.
- ^ Meyers, Naila-Jean (August 28, 2021). "Lakeville's Ian Seidenfeld wins Paralympic gold in table tennis, adding to the family legacy". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ Reinert, Bob (August 28, 2021). "Ian Seidenfeld Upsets Reigning Paralympic Table Tennis Champ To Take Gold Medal". teamusa.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ Connell, Jordan (May 4, 2024). "Para table tennis player Ian Seidenfeld on having his dad as a coach". wboy.com. WBOY-TV. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ^ "Team USA Earns 3 Golds, 7 Medals at 2023 Para Pan Am Games". usatt.org. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ Beno, Leah (April 14, 2024). "MN Paralympic table tennis gold medalist shares secret weapon". fox9.com. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ "Mitchell Seidenfeld". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Ian Seidenfeld". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
External links
[edit]- 2001 births
- Living people
- American male table tennis players
- Jewish American sportspeople
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Paralympic table tennis players for the United States
- Paralympic medalists in table tennis
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- People from Lakeville, Minnesota
- Sportspeople from Dakota County, Minnesota
- Table tennis players at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics