TRTNIK Luka

Slovenia
Table Tennis
10 Jan 1998
23
Male
7

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TTE Table Tennis Men's Singles - Class 7  

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3
Men's Singles - Class 7 Group C
#1
SLO
TRTNIK LTRTNIK Luka
 Sport Class: 7
0
CHN
LIAO KLIAO Keli
 Sport Class: 7
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2
Men's Singles - Class 7 Group C
#15
JPN
YAGI KYAGI Katsuyoshi
 Sport Class: 7
3
SLO
TRTNIK LTRTNIK Luka
 Sport Class: 7
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
World Championships
13Singles - Class 72018Lasko, SLO
European Championships
13Singles - Class 72019Helsingborg, SWE
13Singles - Class 72017Lasko, SLO
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Running, playing football and basketball. (modre-novice.si, 11 Dec 2019)
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Athlete
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Slovene
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NTS Menges [Slovenia]
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David Oresnik [club]
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Left (modre-novice.si, 11 Dec 2019)
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He has competed in able-bodied table tennis at national level in Slovenia. (modre-novice.si, 11 Dec 2019)
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He took up the sport at a young age at home in Slovenia. (modre-novice.si, 11 Dec 2019)
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When he first tried table tennis he did not like it, but after his family moved from Ljubljana to Domzale [Slovenia] and bought a table, he began to enjoy the sport. "I played with the neighbours and with my father. I immediately fell in love with the sport, I wanted to play it all the time. Before that, I was a more reserved child, I had a hard time approaching people and speaking to them." (modre-novice.si, 11 Dec 2019)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and to run a marathon. (modre-novice.si, 11 Dec 2019)
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He trains for two to three hours a day during the week. At the weekend he focuses on fitness if he is not competing. (zsis.si, 26 May 2019; modre-novice.si, 11 Dec 2019)
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His parents. (zsis.si, 26 May 2019)
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"Sport is a great medicine for life, with sport you can solve many of the problems you have. With the help of sports, I have improved my movement and strengthened my self-confidence." (zsis.si, 26 May 2019)
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In 2016 he received a Promising Athlete award from the Slovenian Paralympic Committee. (siol.net, 15 Dec 2016)

General Interest

Classification
TT7 (ipttc.org, 01 Apr 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (modre-novice.si, 11 Dec 2019)

Impairment Details
He was born with right-sided hemiparesis. (modre-novice.si, 11 Dec 2019)

General
TRAINING WITH ABLE-BODIED ATHLETES
He trains with able-bodied athletes as he rarely gets the opportunity to practise with Para table tennis players with his classification. "I like to play with everyone. I play and train more with able-bodied athletes and I am more used to them. However, I would definitely benefit from more training with Para table tennis players from my category, as this would make me aware of their weaknesses and strengths in the game. I am the only one in Menges [Slovenia]. I'm probably the only one [in Slovenia with his classification] or there are very few of us. I hope that with greater exposure for Para table tennis players, this number will increase and that people with impairments will be encouraged to come forward. People with an impairment have different tactics. They also play more thoughtfully. They analyse the opponent, find a weak point and then attack it. That's why it's hard to play against them, you have to get used to it." (modre-novice.si, 11 Dec 2019)

Legend
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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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