COUGHLAN Joel

Australia
Table Tennis
13 Jul 1988
33
Male
10
ROCKHAMPTON, QLD
 
Australia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TTE Table Tennis Men's Team - Class 9-10
AUS
Australia
 2 Silver Medal
Men's Singles - Class 10  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3
Men's Singles - Class 10 Group C
#5
MNE
RADOVIC FRADOVIC Filip
 Sport Class: 10
3
AUS
COUGHLAN JCOUGHLAN Joel
 Sport Class: 10
1
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3
Men's Singles - Class 10 Group C
#11
AUS
COUGHLAN JCOUGHLAN Joel
 Sport Class: 10
3
NGR
OLUFEMI AOLUFEMI Alabi
 Sport Class: 10
0
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3
Men's Singles - Class 10 Group C
#15
CHN
LIAN HLIAN Hao
 Sport Class: 10
3
AUS
COUGHLAN JCOUGHLAN Joel
 Sport Class: 10
2
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3
Men's Team - Classes 9-10 Round of 16
#4
BRA
Brazil
0
AUS
Australia
2
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4
Men's Team - Classes 9-10 Quarterfinal 4
#9
AUS
Australia
2
FRA
France
0
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3
Men's Team - Classes 9-10 Semifinal 2
#11
NGR
Nigeria
0
AUS
Australia
2
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2
Men's Team - Classes 9-10 Gold Medal Match
#12
CHN
China
2
AUS
Australia
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Manager
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English
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Rockhampton Table Tennis Association [Australia]
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Right (cdn.revolutionise.com.au, 01 Jan 2020; tabletennis.org.au, 01 Jan 2011)
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His brother Dane has competed in table tennis at club level in Australia. (cqtoday.com.au, 11 Dec 2020; dailymercury.com.au, 25 Feb 2016)
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He has competed in able-bodied table tennis at club level in Australia. (cqtoday.com.au, 11 Dec 2020; Table Tennis Queensland Facebook page, 10 Oct 2020)
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2009 for Australia, in Amman, Jordan (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2020)
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He began competing in table tennis at age eight. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2020)
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After his accident he continued to train under his coach since childhood, Pam Clarke, and transitioned into Para table tennis. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2020)
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To win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games. (cdn.revolutionise.com.au, 01 Jan 2020)
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Canadian mixed martial artist Georges St-Pierre. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2020)
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"Dream big, start small, have it all." (cdn.revolutionise.com.au, 01 Jan 2020)
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He was named 2019 and 2020 Para Male Player of the Year by Table Tennis Queensland in Australia. (Table Tennis Queensland Facebook page, 12 Dec 2020, 19 Dec 2019)

General Interest

Classification
TT10 (ipttc.org, 01 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2020)

Impairment Details
In 2007 he was injured while working as a labourer at an industrial workshop in Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, when mining equipment fell from a forklift. He lost three toes on his right foot and a muscle in his right leg. He underwent numerous operations in addition to skin grafting, renal dialysis and a tendon transfer. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2020; themorningbulletin.com.au, 20 Apr 2010)

General
CO-CAPTAIN
In January 2021 he, Melissa Tapper and Nathan Pellissier were appointed co-captains of the Australian national Para table tennis team for 2021. "It is an honour to have been selected as a team captain of the Australian Para table tennis team in a Paralympic year, I consider this a once in a lifetime opportunity. I am looking forward to leading by example with a positive attitude both on and off the court. I will draw on my experience as a player and human being to encourage growth and respect within the team. I won't take this level of responsibility lightly." (tabletennis.org.au, 02 Jan 2021)

OCCUPATION
He works as a sales and service manager at an industrial services firm in Rockhampton, QLD, Australia. (LinkedIn profile, 24 May 2021; Chauvel Industrial Services Facebook page, 23 Jul 2019)

Legend
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Silver Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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