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Table Tennis

Nikhil Kumar

Olympian 2020

Athlete Bio#

Nikhil Kumar pumps fist after a point

Age

22

Hometown

San Jose, CA

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Home Club : Spartans TTC, California

Coaches: Tao Wenzhang
Playing Style - Left Handed Attacking

Equipment - (Sponsor DHS)
Blade - DHS Ma Long 5 (W968)
FH Rubber - DHS Hurricane 3
BH Rubber - DHS Hurricane 3

ITTF Profile - https://ranking.ittf.com/#/players/profile/119463/stats


Most Memorable Result -
* 2019 Lima Pan American Games Team Event Gold Medal

Competition Records -

  • 2020 Olympic Trials – First Place
  • 2020 ITTF Portugal Open – Men’s U21 Bronze medalist
  • 2019 World Juniors (Teams) Quarter Finalist
  • 2019 ITTF Junior Circuit - Swedish Open Bronze Medal, French Open Silver Medal, Hungarian Open Bronze Medal
  • 2019 Pan American Junior Championship - Teams and Mixed Doubles Gold Medallist, Singles Bronze Medalist
  • 2019 Pan American Games – (Teams) Gold medalist
  • 2019 US National Championships – Second Place in Men’s Singles/Doubles, First in Mixed Doubles, Second Place Juniors, Junior Teams
  • 2019 Pan American Championships – (Teams) Bronze medalist
  • 2019 World Championships Team Member
  • 2019 Pan American Cup – Quarter Finalist
  • 2018 World Juniors (Teams) Quarter Finalist
  • 2018 Pan American Juniors - Teams Gold, Mixed Doubles and Boys Doubles Silver
  • 2018 Pan American Championships – (Teams) Silver medalist
  • 2018 World Championships Team Member
  • 2017 World Juniors (Teams) Quarter Finalist
  • 2017 US Nationals Men’s Singles – Second Place
  • 2017 World Championships Team Member
  • 2017 ITTF Junior Slovenia Open — Teams and Doubles Bronze Medal
  • 2017 ITTF Junior/Cadet - Cadet Teams Gold Medal, Cadets Singles Silver Medal
  • 2016 ITTF Junior/Cadet China Open Mini Cadets Champion, Cadets Quarter Finalist       
  • 2015 ITTF Junior/Cadet Swedish Open - Minicadets Silver Medal, China Open - Cadet Teams Bronze Medal
  • 2014 ITTF Canada Open Cadets Teams Bronze
Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian;
    • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (Team - Men), 33th (Singles - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2024 – 25th (Team - Men)
  • Years of participation: Team - Men 2018, 2024; Doubles - Mixed 2021, 2023; Doubles - Men 2021; Singles - Men 2021
  • Top finish: 9th – 2023 (Doubles - Mixed)

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