Tahl Leibovitz

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1975-06-01) June 1, 1975 (age 48) New York City, United States
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Para table tennis
Disability	Osteochondroma
Disability class	C7, C9
Club	South Queens Boys and Girls Club (1995-)
Coached by	Chris Lehman Ahmed El-Malah Mitchell Seidenfeld
Medal record Para table tennis Representing  United States Paralympic Games 1996 Atlanta Men's singles C7 1996 Atlanta Men's teams C6-8 2004 Athens Men's singles C7 World Championships 1998 Paris Men's teams C10 Parapan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Men's singles C8 2007 Rio de Janeiro Open singles standing 2007 Rio de Janeiro Men's teams C8 2011 Guadalajara Men's singles C9 2015 Toronto Men's singles C9 2019 Lima Men's singles C9 2011 Guadalajara Men's teams C9-10 2015 Toronto Men's teams C9-10 2019 Lima Men's teams C9-10

Tahl Leibovitz (born June 1, 1975) is an American para table tennis player who has played in five Paralympic Games. His highest ranking is world no.2 in class 9 in July 2008 and is now currently ranked world no.3 in that class and world no.17 in men's standing classes. ^[1]

Biography

Leibovitz was born in New York City to parents who struggled with substance abuse and mental illness. He was kicked out of his home and lived on the streets. ^[2]

He graduated in New York University and now works in New York City as a social worker. ^[3]

Sporting career

He first competed in his first Paralympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 where he won his first gold medal. He hopes to qualify for his sixth Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2020.