ELS Leon

South Africa
Wheelchair Tennis
19 Feb 1988
33
Male
WT
MAFIKENG
 
South Africa
POTCHEFSTROOM
 
South Africa

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WTE Wheelchair Tennis Men's Singles 17
Men's Doubles
RSA
Els / Maripa
 17

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
7th on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Men's Singles First Round
RSA
ELS LELS Leon
 Sport Class: WT
1
6
6
BRA
CARNEIRO SILVA GCARNEIRO SILVA Gustavo
 Sport Class: WT
6
4
3
Finished
3rd on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Men's Singles Second Round
RSA
ELS LELS Leon
 Sport Class: WT
2
0
GBR
REID GREID Gordon
 Sport Class: WT
6
6
Finished
4th on Court 9 		Ariake Tennis Park Court 9
Men's Doubles First Round
RSA
Els / Maripa
7
1
2
USA
Ratzlaff / Stroud
5
6
6
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
R16Doubles2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
R64Singles2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, 3RD - 3rd place, 4TH - 4th place, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128
:
Athlete
:
Law - North West University, Potchefstroom, RSA
:
Wife Nevancka
:
Afrikaans, English
:
He represented South Africa at junior national level in karate and athletics, and played elite club rugby at junior level. (iol.co.za, 10 Sep 2016)
:
He began in 2008 at age 20 in Mafikeng. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2016)
:
It looked like fun and provided a challenge. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2016)
:
"Chase after your destiny and escape what is behind you." (Athlete, 21 Jul 2016)
:
In 2021 he received a Minister's Recognition Award at the South African Sports Excellence Awards. (Tennis South Africa Twitter profile, 25 Mar 2021)
Legend
:
Gold Medal Event
:
Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event
Content 1 (removed through CDN)
Content 2 (removed through CDN).
Timing and scoring provided by OMEGA. Results powered by Atos