COGILL Theo

Date of Birth: 23 Feb 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 10

Place of residence : CAPE TOWN

Residence Country:

South Africa

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Table Tennis	Men's Singles - Class 10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4	Men's Singles - Class 10 Group D #3 AUT GARDOS KGARDOS Krisztian Sport Class: 10 3 RSA COGILL TCOGILL Theo Sport Class: 10 0	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3	Men's Singles - Class 10 Group D #7 RSA COGILL TCOGILL Theo Sport Class: 10 0 BRA CARBINATTI JUNIORCARBINATTI JUNIOR Carlos Alberto Sport Class: 10 3	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1	Men's Singles - Class 10 Group D #17 FRA BOHEAS MBOHEAS Mateo Sport Class: 10 3 RSA COGILL TCOGILL Theo Sport Class: 10 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
13	Singles - Class 10	2018	Lasko, SLO
Commonwealth Games
4	Men's Singles Class 6-10	2018	Gold Coast, QLD, AUS

Spice (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010)

Daughter Jehaan [2017]

Languages spoken:

Afrikaans, English

Boundary Table Tennis Club [Cape Town, RSA]

Left (results.gc2018.com, 15 Apr 2018)

Other sports:

He competed in able-bodied table tennis at international level before he acquired his impairment, including at the 2010 World Team Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation. Since being classified as a Para table tennis player he has played against able-bodied athletes at the African championships. (Lunch with Pippa Hudso?n? podcast, 26 Feb 2018; ittf.com, 12 Apr 2018, 05 Sep 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 05 Apr 2021)

He has suffered from shin splints during his sporting career. (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010)

He took up table tennis at age 11 at home in Cape Town, South Africa, and then began playing at Boundary Table Tennis Club in Cape Town. (Lunch with Pippa Hudso?n? podcast, 26 Feb 2018; ittf.com, 11 Aug 2017)

"I have always been in love with sport, particularly football and table tennis, but my decision to embrace table tennis was motivated by what I used to do at home with my siblings. I was 12 and we moved to our new home in Bonteheuwel in Cape Town but we were yet to fix the door. So I and my brothers converted the wooden door to a table tennis board and put a plank in between to serve as net. We used to use wooden bats as well and it was through this I fell in love with the sport." After he was attacked in 2011 table tennis was part of his rehabilitation therapy. "Even when I was down with the spinal cord injury which prevented me from walking, it was through table tennis that I derived joy. The adjustment was tough. I was away from the sport for two or three years. While it's helped me physically, playing has been hugely important for me mentally." (Lunch with Pippa Hudso?n? podcast, 26 Feb 2018; ittf.com, 12 Apr 2018, 11 Aug 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (ittf.com, 11 Aug 2017)

Swedish table tennis player Jan-Ove Waldner. (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010)

Philosophy:

"I am positive about myself and I have never felt I am disabled as I just want to enjoy doing what I love doing." (ittf.com, 11 Aug 2017)

General Interest

Classification
TT10 (ipttc.org, 01 Apr 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (iol.co.za, 27 Jul 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (iol.co.za, 27 Jul 2017)

Impairment Details
He was diagnosed with Brown-Sequard syndrome [an incomplete spinal cord lesion] after being stabbed in an attack in 2011. "I am actually very lucky to be walking today." (iol.co.za, 27 Jul 2017)

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Legend

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

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