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János Jakab

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János Jakab
Nationality Hungary
Born (1986-07-23) 23 July 1986 (age 38)
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, classic[1]
Equipment(s)Butterfly Timo Spirit[1]
Highest ranking57 (September 2010)[2]
Current ranking183 (February 2013)[2]
ClubLevallois Sporting Club
(FRA)[1]

János Jakab (born 23 July 1986 in Budapest) is a Hungarian table tennis player.[3] As of February 2013, Jakab is ranked no. 183 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] Jakab is a member of the table tennis team for Levallois Sporting Club in Levallois-Perret, France, and is coached and trained by Péter Aranyosi.[1] He is also right-handed, and uses the classic grip.[1]

Jakab qualified for the men's singles tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving an allocation spot from the Final World Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary.[4][5][6] He received a single bye in the preliminary round, before defeating French table tennis player and former Olympic bronze medalist Patrick Chila in his first match. Jakab progressed to the second round, but narrowly lost to European doubles champion Christian Süß of Germany, receiving a final set score of 1–4.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "ITTF World Player Profile – János Jakab". ITTF. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "ITTF World Ranking – János Jakab". ITTF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "János Jakab". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Players Qualified for the Olympic Games" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  5. ^ Widmer, Marius (15 May 2008). "Hungarian Shocked by Results". ITTF. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  6. ^ Widmer, Marius (10 May 2008). "Two Hungarian Men Prevail in Seven Tough Games". ITTF. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Men's Singles Second Round". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
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