Ian Seidenfeld Upsets Reigning Paralympic Table Tennis Champ To Take Gold Medal
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Athlete Bio#
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Height
5'9"
Age
24
Hometown
Belleair Beach, FL
Education
Seminole High School
Quick Facts
- Van Emburgh is a Class 3 Para athlete who has a spinal cord injury that happened at birth
He tried numerous sports such as sled hockey, wheelchair tennis andwheelchair basketball until he discovered table tennis
His goal is to represent Team USA at Paris 2024
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 5th (Singles Class 3 - Men)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (Singles Class 3 - Men), 5th (Team Class 3 - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2022 – silver (Singles Class 3 - Men), 9th (Doubles Class 7 - Mixed)
- Years of participation: Doubles Class 7 - Mixed 2022; Singles Class 3 - Men 2018, 2022
- Medals: 1 (1 silver)
- Silver – 2022 (Singles Class 3 - Men)
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