Pradeeban Peter-Paul
| Pradeeban Peter-Paul | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pradeeban Peter-Paul |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Residence | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Born | May 17, 1977 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Table tennis career | |
| Playing style | Shakehand |
| Equipment(s) | Butterfly Gergely 21 , Bryce Hard max |
Medal record | |
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Pradeeban Peter-Paul (born May 17, 1977) is a Tamil Canadian table tennis player. Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Pradeeban Peter-Paul emigrated with his family to Germany at the age of 11.[1] It was in Würzburg, Germany that Peter-Paul learned table tennis. When he left Germany in 1993 he was on the Bavarian provincial team and had won a junior doubles title. He started playing by the age of 14 At the age of 16 Peter-Paul moved to Canada. Peter-Paul represented Canada for the first time at the English Open in 1996 and has been with the national team for the past 12 years. Peter-Paul can fluently speak Tamil, German, and English.[1] He qualified to play table tennis in the 2008 Olympics for Canada.[2] Peter-Paul had a men's ITTF world ranking of 266th on 26 September 2011 with 1599 points.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Interview with Pradeeban Peter-Paul". usatt.org. December 6, 2005. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Butterflu Players: Pradeeban Peter-Paul". Butterfly. Archived from the original on October 2, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
- ↑ "Table tennis - Pradeeban Peter-Paul (Canada)".
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