Tiago Apolónia
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Tiago Apolónia | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Portugal | |||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Ochsenhausen, Germany | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 28, 1986 Lisbon, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (11.7 st; 163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Shakehand, Offensive | |||||||||||||||||
| Equipment(s) | TIBHAR | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | TTF LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen | |||||||||||||||||
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Tiago André Barata Feio Peixoto Apolónia (born July 28, 1986 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese table tennis player, who is currently playing for German club TTF LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen.
Career
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.[1] After playing for German clubs TTC indeland Jülich and 1. FC Saarbrücken, he arrived at his current club TTF LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen. In 2006, he won his first ITTF Pro Tour Doubles title in Sao Paulo, partnering Joao Monteiro. His first ITTF Pro Tour Singles title followed in October of 2010 with the Austrian Open in Wels, where he beat Germany's Timo Boll in the final.[2]
He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the Men's Singles.
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ http://www.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=22377&Competition_ID=1988& ITTF Articles (10/01/2012).