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After playing for German clubs [[TTC indeland Jülich]], [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] and [[TTF LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen]], he arrived at his current club TTC Neu-Ulm in 2019. In 2006, he won his first [[ITTF World Tour|ITTF Pro Tour]] Doubles title in São Paulo, partnering [[João Monteiro (table tennis)|João Monteiro]]. His first [[ITTF World Tour|ITTF Pro Tour]] Singles title followed in October 2010 with the Austrian Open in Wels, where he beat Germany's [[Timo Boll]] in the final.<ref>http://www.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=22377&Competition_ID=1988& ITTF Articles (10/01/2012).</ref>
After playing for German clubs [[TTC indeland Jülich]], [[1. FC Saarbrücken]] and [[TTF LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen]], he arrived at his current club TTC Neu-Ulm in 2019. In 2006, he won his first [[ITTF World Tour|ITTF Pro Tour]] Doubles title in São Paulo, partnering [[João Monteiro (table tennis)|João Monteiro]]. His first [[ITTF World Tour|ITTF Pro Tour]] Singles title followed in October 2010 with the Austrian Open in Wels, where he beat Germany's [[Timo Boll]] in the final.<ref>http://www.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=22377&Competition_ID=1988& ITTF Articles (10/01/2012).</ref>


He qualified for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[2008 Olympic Games|Beijing]], where he competed in the Men's Singles. Poor guy.
He qualified for the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[2008 Olympic Games|Beijing]], where he competed in the Men's Singles.


At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], he was part of the Portuguese men's team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ap/tiago-apolonia-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111806/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ap/tiago-apolonia-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Tiago Apolónia Bio, Stats, and Results |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref>
At the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], he was part of the Portuguese men's team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ap/tiago-apolonia-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111806/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ap/tiago-apolonia-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Tiago Apolónia Bio, Stats, and Results |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=13 March 2016}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 12:54, 29 November 2024

Tiago Apolónia
Apolónia at the ITTF World Tour 2017 German Open
Personal information
ResidenceOchsenhausen, Germany
Born (1986-07-28) 28 July 1986 (age 38)
Lisbon, Portugal
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehand, Offensive
Equipment(s)Butterfly Tiago Apolonia ZLC (blade), Butterfly Tenergy 05 Hard (Black, FH), Butterfly Dignics 05 (Red, BH) [1]
Highest ranking13 (November 2014)[2]
Current ranking49 (20 February 2024)
ClubTTC Neu-Ulm
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Portugal
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest Doubles
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Lisbon Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Luxembourg Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nantes Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Saint-Petersburg Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gdansk-Sopot Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Schwechat Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Ekaterinburg Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Budapest Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Warsaw Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Malmö Team

Tiago André Barata Feio Peixoto Apolónia[3] (born 28 July 1986) is a Portuguese table tennis player for German club TTF LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen and Portugal. As of August 2016, he is ranked the number eighteenth player in the world.[2]

Career

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Born in Lisbon, Apolónia began playing table tennis aged six at his hometown club Estrela da Amadora. As a youth player, he was crowned European Junior Doubles champion in 2004 and won a silver medal in the Doubles competition at the Junior World Championships in 2003, both partnering Marcos Freitas.[4] After playing for German clubs TTC indeland Jülich, 1. FC Saarbrücken and TTF LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen, he arrived at his current club TTC Neu-Ulm in 2019. In 2006, he won his first ITTF Pro Tour Doubles title in São Paulo, partnering João Monteiro. His first ITTF Pro Tour Singles title followed in October 2010 with the Austrian Open in Wels, where he beat Germany's Timo Boll in the final.[5]

He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the Men's Singles.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Portuguese men's team.[6]

In 2015 he won first place with his national team (João Geraldo and Marcos Freitas) in table tennis at the 2015 European Games in Baku.

References

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  1. ^ "APOLONIA, Tiago". Butterfly Online.
  2. ^ a b "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Portugueses | Tóquio 2020". PÚBLICO.
  4. ^ http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=8200&NAMES=APOLONIA+Tiago+%28POR%29&Assoc1=POR&Assoc=&s_Gender=&s_Names=apolonia& ITTF Statistics (10/01/2012).
  5. ^ http://www.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=22377&Competition_ID=1988& ITTF Articles (10/01/2012).
  6. ^ "Tiago Apolónia Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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