CAMPOS Jorge

Cuba

Table Tennis

Date of Birth: 19 Sep 1991

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Place of birth: HAVANA

Birth Country:

Cuba

Place of residence : HAVANA

Residence Country:

Cuba

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Table Tennis	Mixed Doubles CUB CAMPOS Jorge / FONSECA Daniela	9

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3	Mixed Doubles Round of 16 #7 GER FRANZISKA Patrick / SOLJA Petrissa 4 CUB CAMPOS Jorge / FONSECA Daniela 0	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Singles
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1R

World Championships

Year	Location	Doubles M	Team
2018	Halmstad, SWE	-	57
2012	Dortmund, GER	-	39
2011	Rotterdam, NED	1R	-

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Singles	Doubles M	Doubles X	Team
2019	Lima, PER	1R	QF	QF	3

Pan Am Championships

Year	Location	Singles	Doubles M	Doubles X	Team
2018	Santiago, CHI	3R	2R	1R	6
2017	Cartagena, COL	QF	2	QF	-

Latin American Championships

Year	Location	Singles	Doubles M	Doubles X	Team
2018	Havana, CUB	1R	1	2R	3

Legend
W - Winner, RU - Runner-up, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 4R - 4th Round, 3R - 3rd Round, 2R - 2nd Round, 1R - 1st Round, Prel. Rnd - Preliminary Round, L16 - Last 16, L32 - Last 32, L64 - Last 64, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed

Nickname:

El Mago [The Magician] (Athlete, 17 Jul 2021)

Hobbies:

Music, video games. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Physical Education

Languages spoken:

English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

Hand:

Right (ITTF, 02 Aug 2016)

Start:

He took up the sport in 2000 in Cuba. (deporcuba.com, 18 Apr 2021)

Reason:

He originally played baseball before taking up table tennis. "The first time I entered the sports hall, my eyes shone." (deporcuba.com, 18 Apr 2021)

Memorable:

Qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Hero:

Swedish table tennis player Jan-Ove Waldner. (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

Influence:

His mother and his family. (Athlete, 17 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"See the game as an amusement." (Athlete, 03 Aug 2016)

General Interest

Grip
Shakehand (ITTF, 02 Aug 2016)

Style of play
Attack (ITTF, 02 Aug 2016)

General
EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE
He spent several years training at the International Table Tennis Training Centre in Koping, Sweden, under the guidance of former Swedish national team coach Soren Ahlen. He has also had experience at a training camp in Germany and in 2020 he signed with Italian club TT Norbello. (ittfeducation.com, 03 May 2016; fitet.org, 01 Aug 2020; invasor.cu, 22 Jul 2018)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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