The USA 2004 Paralympics Table Tennis Page

Athens, 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

USA Highlights:

• Tahl Leibovitz wins Bronze Medal for Men's Class 9 Singles

• USA Men's Class 9 Team loses in Bronze Medal match, 12-10 in the fifth game of the fifth match, and finish fourth.

• Daily Blog's
  • Tahl Leibovitz
  • Coach Sean O'Neill
• USOC Pressbox Table Tennis Releases
  • Sept. 28 - U.S. Squad Fares Well in Athens
  • Sept. 27 - Leibovitz and Lo Take Fourth Place
  • Sept. 26 - Leibovitz and Lo Fall in Semis, Will Play for Bronze
  • Sept. 25 - Leibovitz and Lo Advance to Semifinals
  • Sept. 24 - Leibovitz and Lo Open Play in Class 9 Team Event
  • Sept. 21 - Leibovitz Wins Bronze
  • Sept. 20 - Leibovitz Advances to Bronze Medal Match
  • Sept. 19 - Leibovitz Continues to Roll
  • Sept. 18 - Results from Day One in Table Tennis Action
  • Sept. 17 - Team is Experienced and Ready
  • Sept. 10 - New York City Elementary and Middle School Students Motivate Local Table Tennis Player to Compete in 2004 Paralympics

• Photos
  • Tahl Leibovitz in action at the 2004 Athens Paralympics
  • Wayne Lo in Action at the 2004 Athens Paralympics

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

• Tahl Leibovitz (USA) d. Hu Ming Fu (TPE), 8,7,3
• Hsu Chih Shan (TPE) d. Wayne Lo (USA), 6,6,9
• Hu Ming Fu/Hsu Chih Shan (TPE) d. Tahl Leibovitz/Wayne Lo (USA), -8,6,8,7
• Tahl Leibovitz (USA) d. Hsu Chih Shan (TPE), -8,5,6,6
• Hu Ming Fu (TPE) d. Wayne Lo (USA), -9,11,5,-5,10

Sept. 26: Semifinals: Netherlands d. USA, 3-1

• Tahl Leibovitz (USA) d. Gerben Last (NED), 10,-12,9,8
• Tonnie Heijnen (NED) d. Wayne Lo (USA), 2,13,6
• Gerben Last/Tonnie Heijnen (NED) d. Tahl Leibovitz/Wayne Lo (USA), -7,3,-4,9,5
• Gerben Last (NED) d. Wayne Lo (USA), 5,4,6

USA, 1-1 in Preliminaries, advanced to the Semifinals on Sunday against Netherlands.

Sept. 25: USA d. Japan, 3-2

• Tahl Leibovitz (USA) d. Shigekazu Tomioka (JPN), 8,6,6
• Hatsuo Ono (JPN) d. Wayne Lo (USA), -7,-11,8,9,14
• Tahl Leibovitz/Wayne Lo (USA) d. Tomioka/Ono (JPN), 4,4,-7,-8,7
• Shigekazu Tomioka (JPN) d. Wayne Lo (USA), 7,7,8
• Tahl Leibovitz (USA) d. Hatsuo Ono (JPN), 4,3,4

Sept. 24: Austria d. USA, 3-1

• Stanislaw Fraczyk (AUT) d. Wayne Lo (USA), 6,8,9
• Tahl Leibovitz (USA) d. Rene Gutdeutsch (AUT), 5,8,-8,7
• Fraczyk/Gutdeutsch (AUT) d. Lo/Leibovitz (USA), 11,6,7
• Stanislaw Fraczyk (AUT) d. Tahl Leibovitz (USA), 10,8,6

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

• Jiri Soukup (CZE) d. Wayne Lo (USA), 8,7,2
• Marc Ledoux (BEL) d. Wayne Lo (USA), -11,5,9,-7,2
• Wayne Lo (USA) d. Johan Du Plooy (RSA), 5,7,-9,8

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

• Maria Teresa Arenales Huerta (MEX) d. Jennifer Johnson (USA), 3,4,9
• Valeria Zorzetto (ITA) d. Jennifer Johnson (USA), 7,5,5
• Andreja Dolina (SLO) d. Jennifer Johnson (USA), 9,8,3

USA Paralympic Team Profiles

Wayne Lo

• 2001 ParaPan American Games in Argentina: 1^st place class 8 team

• 2001 ParaPan American Games in Argentina: 2^nd place class 8 Single

• 2003 ParaPan American Games in Brazil:  1^st place class 8 Single

• 2003 ParaPan American Games in Brazil:  1^st place class 8-10 team

• 2003 ParaPan American Games in Brazil:  3^rd place open

Tahl Leibovitz

• 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

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