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USA 2004 Paralympics Table Tennis PageAthens, Greece · Sept. 18-27, 2004
4,000 athletes, representing 144 countries in 19 sports, participated in the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games. See the Official web site of the 2004 Paralympic Table Tennis Games
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USA Paralympic Team, L-R:
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Singles Competition is now complete. Team Competition continues through
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Men's Class 9 Teams Results Official 2004 Athens Paralympic Table Tennis Results Page
Sept. 27 - Bronze Medal Match: Chinese Taipei d. USA, 3-2
Sept. 26: Semifinals: Netherlands d. USA, 3-1
USA, 1-1 in Preliminaries, advanced to the Semifinals on Sunday against Netherlands.
Sept. 25: USA d. Japan, 3-2
Sept. 24: Austria d. USA, 3-1
USA Singles Results Official 2004 Athens Paralympic Table Tennis Results Page
Men’s Class 9, Group D (group of 4; top 1
advances) Results of this
Group
Tahl Leibovitz (USA) finishes 2-1; advances to main
draw
Tahl Leibovitz (USA) d. Behnam Rahbari (IRI), 7,9,10
Shigekazu Tomioka (JPN) d. Tahl Leibovitz (USA), 9,6,7
Tahl Leibovitz (USA) d. Dragan Rakic (CRO), -6,8,6,8
Men's Class 9 Main Draw
Eighths: Tahl Leibovitz (USA) d.Gerben Last (NED), -7,6,5,8
Quarterfinals: Tahl Leibovitz (USA) d. Hsu Chih Shan (TPE), 8,8,9
Semifinals: Stanislaw Fraczyk (AUT) d. Tahl Leibovitz (USA), 7,7,6.
Bronze Medal Match: Tahl Leibovitz (USA) d. Gyula Zborai (Hun), 8,6,7.
Tahl Wins Bronze!!!
Men’s Class 8, Group C (group of 4; top 1
advances) Results of this
Group
Wayne
Lo (USA) finishes 1-2; does not advance
Women's Class 4, Group B (group of 4; top 1 advances) Results
of this Group
Jennifer
Johnson (USA) finishes 0-3; does not advance
Wayne
Lo| Home: | Sunnyvale, CA |
| Birthplace: | Hong Kong |
| Age/DOB: | 1-23-56 |
| Disability: | Polio on right leg |
| Classification: | Class 8 |
| Coach: | Sean O'Neill |
2001 ParaPan American Games in Argentina: 1st
place class 8 team
2001 ParaPan American Games in Argentina:
2nd place class 8 Single
2003 ParaPan American Games in Brazil:
1st place class 8 Single
2003 ParaPan American Games in Brazil:
1st place class 8-10 team
Tahl
Leibovitz| Home: | Elmhurst, NY |
| Birthplace: | Israel |
| Age/DOB: | 6-1-1975 |
| Disability: | Bone tumors |
| Classification: | Class 9 |
| Coach: | Sean O'Neill |
2004 US Olympic Doubles Qualifier with Sean O'Neill
2004 US National Paralympic Team
2004 USOC Elite Athlete
2004 US Men's Olympic Trials Top 10 finisher
2004 #1 US representative: 2004 Paralympic's/Athens
2003 #1 Paralympic Qualifier for Athens
2003 USOC Elite Athlete
2003 ParaPan American Men's Open Gold Medalist
2003 ParaPan American Team Gold Medalist
2003 ParaPan American Class 9 Gold Medalist
2003 US National Paralympic Team
2003 US Open Teams Quarterfinalist
Acknowledged by President Bill Clinton in two personal
letters addressed to the United States Table Tennis Association
2002 World Championships IPC Quarterfinalist (China)
2002 US National Men's Doubles Semifinalist
2002 US Open Paralympic Champion
2002 US National Paralympic Champion
2002 US Paralympic Team
2001 US Maccabiah World
Team
2001 US National Men's Doubles semifinalist
2001 US Open Teams Quarter Finalist
2001 US Open Paralympic Champion
2001 China Town Open Champion
2001 US National Paralympic Champion
2001 US Paralympic Team
2001 Top 10 Finisher for Men's World Team
2000 US Open Paralympic Champion
2000 US National Paralympic Champion
2000 US Open teams Gold Medalist (Div 2)
2000 New York City Open Champion.
1999 China
Town Open Champion
1999 US Paralympic Team
1999 US Open Paralympic Champion
1999 US National Paralympic Champion
1999 US Open Teams Gold Medalist (Div 2)
1999 New York City Open Finalist
1998 World Championships (Paris) IPC Bronze Medalist
1998 New York City Champion
1998 US National Paralympic Champion
1998 US Paralympic Team
1997 US Maccabiah World Team
1997 World Maccabiah Mixed Doubles Bronze Medalist
1997 World Maccabiah Team Bronze Medalist
1997 US Paralympic Team Member
1997 US National Paralympic Champion
1997 US Paralympic Doubles Champion
1996 Paralympic Gold medalist
1996 Paralympic Team Bronze Medalist
1996 US Open Paralympic Champion
1996 US Paralympic team
1996 US Open teams Silver Medalist (Division 2)
1995 US National Paralympic Finalist
1995 US Paralympic Doubles Champion
1995 US Paralympic Team
1995 Czech Open Paralympic Champion
Jennifer
Johnson| Home: | Port Chester, NY |
| Birthplace: | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Age/DOB: | 10-25-48 |
| Disability: | Polio |
| Classification: | Class 4 |
| Coach: | Peizhen Shao |
International Achievements and Awards
2003 Pan American Championship - Double Bronze Medalist
2003 Mexican Open - Gold and Bronze Medalist
2002 US Open - Silver Medalist
2001 Pan American Class IV/V Multiple Bronze Medals
1999 Pan American Class IV Champion
1996 Atlanta Paralympics - Gold in Ladies Class Singles, Bronze in Ladies Class IV Teams
1995 Pan American Table Tennis Championships, Argentina - Gold in Ladies Class Singles and Open
1995 8th International Table Tennis Tournament, Austria - Gold in Ladies Doubles, Class Singles and Open
1990 Pan American Wheelchair Championships, Venezuela - Gold in Ladies Class Singles, Open and Doubles
1988 Seoul Paralympics - Gold in Ladies Class 4 Teams and Ladies Singles Open, Silver in Ladies Class Singles
1984 Paralympic Games, Aylesbury, England - Silver in Ladies Class Singles and Teams
National Achievements and Awards
Over ten Regional and National Table Tennis Championships
Numerous awards for Outstanding Performance in the Sport of Table Tennis
Special Commendations
2003 Wheelchair Sports USA Athlete of the Year
1997 The Burke Hospital Award for Athletic Excellency
1996 Cover of Sports 'N Spokes 1996 Atlanta Gold Medalist
1995 Appeared in Women's Sport Foundation Brochure modeling specialized clothing
1995 Essence Magazine, January Issue "Women Achieving Goals"
1994 Recipient of Women's Sports Foundation Grant for Travel and Training
1993 Wheelchair Sports, USA Athlete of the Year
1993 Appeared in commercial on National TV with Kristy Yamaguci for Women's Sports Foundation
1993 Nominee for Franklin Delano Roosevelt Award
1984 First female representative to the East Coast All-Star Wheelchair Basketball Conference
1982 Recipient of the Martha Dilg Award for Athletic Excellency
Medals in Paralympics
1972 - silver in Women's Basket ball
1984 - 2 silver
1988 - 2 golds, 1 silver
1996- 1 gold, 1 bronze
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