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Tahl Leibovitz
| Sport: |
Table Tennis |
| Height: |
5'4" |
| Weight: |
120 lbs |
| Birthdate: |
June 1, 1975 |
| Birthplace: |
Israel |
| Hometown: |
Ozone Park, New York |
| Disability: |
Bone tumors |
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Personal Profile: Leibovitz began playing table tennis at the South Queens Boys Club when he was 15 years old. The club was a place to keep young kids out of trouble and Leibovitz enjoyed spending his time there. He credits Coach Erol Young for changing the way he looked at the sport and for pushing his skills to new levels he never thought possible.
Leibovitz’s disability consists of benign bone tumors in most areas of his body, including a bone tumor in his playing arm. He also has problems with his toes, knees and spine, which causes a lot of his muscles to tense up. Leibovitz says the game of table tennis is 95-percent mental and says the only way to succeed is to have confidence in yourself.
Major Achievements:
- 2007: Three gold medals, Open Standing Class, Class 8 Singles, Class 8 Team - Parapan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 2005: Three gold medals, Open Standing Class, Class 9 Singles, Team - Parapanamerican Table Tennis Championships, Mar del Plata, Argentina
- 2005: Two gold medals, Open Standing Class, Class 9 Singles; Bronze medal, Team - U.S. Paralympics Table Tennis Championships
- 2004: Bronze medal, Singles - Paralympic Games, Athens, Greece
- 2003: Three gold medals, Open Standing Class, Class 9 Singles, Team - Para Pan American Games, Brasilia, Brazil
- 1998: Bronze medal - IPC Table Tennis World Championships, Paris, France
- 1996: Gold medal, Singles; Bronze medal, Team - Paralympic Games, Atlanta, Ga.
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