RIEGLER Josef

Wheelchair Tennis

Date of Birth: 16 Jun 1975

Age: 46

Gender: Male

Sport Class: WT

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Tennis	Men's Singles	33
	Men's Doubles AUT Legner / Riegler	17

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
5th on Centre Court	Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court	Men's Singles First Round NED SPAARGAREN RSPAARGAREN Ruben Sport Class: WT 6 6 AUT RIEGLER JRIEGLER Josef Sport Class: WT 0 1	Finished
4th on Court 5	Ariake Tennis Park Court 5	Men's Doubles First Round KOR Im / Oh 6 6 AUT Legner / Riegler 1 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Right (rollstuhltennis.at, 01 Jan 2020)

In September 2015 an injury prevented him from competing at the Sulmona Open in Italy. (ilcentro.it, 05 Sep 2015)

He took up the sport one and a half years after his accident. (ots.at, 06 Dec 2017)

He was introduced to the sport while attending a rehabilitation centre. (ots.at, 06 Dec 2017)

To compete at the Paralympic Games. (ots.at, 06 Dec 2017)

Philosophy:

"Success is never final, but neither is defeat." (ots.at, 06 Dec 2017)

In 2017 he received the Back to Life award from the Austrian Workers' Compensation Board [AUVA]. (ots.at, 06 Dec 2017)

General Interest

Classification
Open (ITF, 08 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (ots.at, 06 Dec 2017)

Impairment Details
At age 26 in 2001 he was working on a farm when a crossbar came loose during the demolition of a hut and hit his back, resulting in paraplegia. (ots.at, 06 Dec 2017)

Legend

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

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