JACOBS David

Indonesia
Table Tennis
21 Jun 1977
44
Male
10
MAKASSAR
 
Indonesia
SUKOHARJO
 
Indonesia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TTE Table Tennis Men's Team - Class 9-10
INA
Indonesia
 9
Men's Singles - Class 10 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
Men's Singles - Class 10 Group B
#4
MNE
BAKIC LBAKIC Luka
 Sport Class: 10
0
INA
JACOBS DJACOBS David
 Sport Class: 10
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
Men's Singles - Class 10 Group B
#10
ESP
RUIZ REYES JMRUIZ REYES Jose Manuel
 Sport Class: 10
0
INA
JACOBS DJACOBS David
 Sport Class: 10
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4
Men's Singles - Class 10 Quarterfinal 4
#22
CHN
LIAN HLIAN Hao
 Sport Class: 10
2
INA
JACOBS DJACOBS David
 Sport Class: 10
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 3
Men's Singles - Class 10 Semifinal 2
#24
FRA
BOHEAS MBOHEAS Mateo
 Sport Class: 10
3
INA
JACOBS DJACOBS David
 Sport Class: 10
2
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4
Men's Team - Classes 9-10 Round of 16
#5
INA
Indonesia
0
CHN
China
2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
3Singles - Class 102012London, GBR
9Singles - Class 102016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
3Team - Class 9-102014Beijing, CHN
5Singles - Class 102018Lasko, SLO
5Singles - Class 102014Beijing, CHN
Asian Para Games
1Singles - Class 102018Jakarta, INA
1Men's Doubles Class 10 M2018Jakarta, INA
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Athlete, Public Servant
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Management
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Wife Jeany, four children
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English, Indonesian
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Bayu Widhi Hapsara [national]
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Left (olahraga.kompas.com, 20 Dec 2011)
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He was a member of the Indonesian national able-bodied table tennis team between 2000 and 2009. He competed at the world championships in 2000, 2001 and 2005. (cnnindonesia.com, 03 Feb 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 15 Apr 2021)
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2010 for Indonesia, Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, China (Athlete, 25 Oct 2015)
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He began playing table tennis in 1989 at age 12 in Batang, Indonesia. He competed in able-bodied table tennis until 2009, and took up Para table tennis in 2010. "The fact that there was a chance to compete at the Paralympic Games was my main motivation to return. I wouldn't be able to reach the Olympic Games if I kept on competing in the able-bodied events." (cnnindonesia.com, 03 Feb 2021; Pemprov DKI Jakarta YouTube channel, 07 Sep 2018; Athlete, 25 Oct 2015)
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"Taking up table tennis and being an athlete was just a coincidence. None of my family members were athletes. There was a ping pong table next to our house in Batang, Indonesia, and it all started from there. My brothers and I always played after school. My parents saw that I had a bigger passion for the sport compared to my brothers. So they encouraged me to take it further." (Pemprov DKI Jakarta YouTube channel, 07 Sep 2018)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (ittf.com, 15 Dec 2017)
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He trains at the National Training Centre in Solo, Indonesia, and does additional individual training in Sukoharjo, Indonesia. (sport.suaramerdekasolo.com, 13 May 2020)
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Winning bronze in the TT10 singles event at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Pemprov DKI Jakarta YouTube channel, 07 Sep 2018)
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German table tennis player Timo Boll. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2015)
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His parents. (Athlete, 25 Oct 2015)
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"Don't give up in any situation, keep the spirit up. Never pity yourself and do nothing about it, we must fight." (kumparan.com, 05 Oct 2018)
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In 2020 he was presented with the Satya Lencana Dharma award by the president of Indonesia, in recognition of his bronze medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (merdeka.com, 24 Sep 2020)

He was named Male Para Star at the 2015 International Table Tennis Federation [ITTF] Star Awards. (bukalapak.com, 19 Dec 2018)

General Interest

Classification
TT10 (ipttc.org, 01 Apr 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 25 Oct 2015)

Impairment Details
His impairment affects his right hand. (kumparan.com, 05 Oct 2018; olahraga.kompass.com, 20 Dec 2011)

General
EARLY DAYS
He says that winning an Indonesian national able-bodied table tennis title in 2000 was an important moment in his career. Following the victory he played able-bodied table tennis internationally for almost a decade before making the switch to Para table tennis with the goal of competing at the Paralympic Games. "When I completed my junior phase, players my age were called to join the national senior team, and I was the only player left out. I heard that my impairment was a reason for that. So, winning the 2000 National Championships was quite an achievement for me. It was the beginning of my journey with the national senior team. I always think that my right hand is not something that belittles me, because I can still achieve and be motivated." (cnnindonesia.com, 03 Feb 2021; beritasatu.com, 12 Oct 2018; Pemprov DKI Jakarta YouTube channel, 07 Sep 2018)

OCCUPATION
He works as a civil servant for the Jakarta Provincial Government [Pemprov DKI Jakarta] in Indonesia. (sport.suaramerdekasolo.com, 13 May 2020

Legend
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Bronze 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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