| Gabriel Copola | |
| Fullname: | Gabriel Emiliano Copola |
| Nickname: | Gaby |
| Residence: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Playingstyle: | Shakehand, Offensive |
| Club: | MdO, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Ituzaingo, Argentina |
| Weight: | 74kg (163lb) |
Gabriel Emiliano Copola (born 20 January 1984) is an Argentine para table tennis player with competition Classification 3. He plays for MdO (colonia Montes de Oca) in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires. Copola's current ranking is world number 11 in class 3, his highest ranking was world number 5 in February 2016.[1]
A lover of sports, Copola had a bicycle accident when he was 11, which left him paraplegic.[2] He began playing table tennis in 1999 and made his international debut the same year, representing Argentina at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Mexico, where he won the gold medal in the Men's singles C3 competition and thus qualified for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.[3] [4]
2011 Guadalajara: Men's Singles Class 3
2011 Guadalajara: Men's Team Class 5
2009 Margarita Island: Men's Team Class 5
2005 Mar del Plata: Men's Team Class 3
2005 Mar del Plata: Men's Wheelchair Open
2003 BrasÃlia: Men's Team
2001 Buenos Aires: Men's Team