Samuel Von Einem Explained

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Samuel von Einem
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:1995 6, df=yes
Country:Australia
Sport:Table Tennis

Samuel Von Einem (born 21 June 1995) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. Von Einem has represented Australia in table tennis since 2011. He represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, where he won silver medals in the Men's Class 11.[1] At Rio Paralympics, he became Australia's first male table tennis medalist since Terry Biggs won gold in 1984.[2] He has been selected for the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Personal

Von Einem was born on 21 June 1995 and is from Glengowrie, SA. Diagnosed with autism,[3] he started playing tennis when he was five years old. In 2003, his family moved to Abu Dhabi where the hot climate helped him find his new passion of playing table tennis indoors.[4] Von Einem has completed a Cert IV in Bookkeeping at TAFE SA – Adelaide City.[1]

Table tennis

Von Einem is a class 11 table tennis player, which means he competes in a division of players with an intellectual disability. Von Einem began competing in table tennis in 2007 and made his first international debut in 2011 when he was selected to represent Australia at the World Junior Circuit event held in Dedeo, Guam. Aged, 16 Von Einem won a silver medal as part of the Under 18 Junior Team.[4] [5] In 2015, Von Einem was confirmed as a class 11 athlete which made him eligible for international ranking points and the Paralympic Games. Not long after receiving this confirmation, Von Einem achieved a new career highlight where he competed in the men's singles at the Spanish Para Open in June 2015. Von Einem held off a strong French opponent to win gold in the Class 11.[6]

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he won the silver medal in the Men's Class 11. He lost to world number one Florian Van Acker 2-3 (8-11, 18–16, 13–11, 5–11, 8–11).[2]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he won the silver medal in the Men's Class 11. He lost to Péter Pálos 2–3 (11–6, 7–11, 11–7, 6–11, 9–11).[7]

Other achievements include :

He took home bronze in the Men's Class 11 at the 2018 Para Table Tennis World Championships in Lasko-Celje, Slovenia.

Von Einem trains at Woodville District Table Tennis Club and is coached by David Lowe.

Recognition

He has won the Table Tennis Australia Para Athlete of the Year Award in 2014 and 2016.[9] [11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Paralympic co-captain leads the way for 5-strong Para-table tennis team | Australian Paralympic Committee . Paralympic.org.au . 2016-04-27 . 2016-05-22 . 10 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160610202024/https://www.paralympic.org.au/2016-paralympic-co-captain-leads-the-way-for-5-strong-para-table-tennis-team/ . live .
  2. Web site: Samuel Von Einem. Rio Paralympics Official site. 13 September 2016. 22 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160922202420/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/sam-von-einem. live.
  3. Web site: Rio 2016 Olympics; Sam von Einem | Adelaide Now . 18 September 2016 . 16 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160916162911/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/olympics-2016/rio-2016-olympics-sam-von-einem-grabs-australias-first-table-tennis-medal-in-32-years/news-story/dfeaaba2256911c1f8daf3a9135c8170 . live .
  4. Web site: Samuel Von Einem - Australian Paralympic Committee . 9 March 2016 . Paralympic.org.au . 2016-05-22 . 29 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160329222235/https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/samuel-von-einem/ . live .
  5. Web site: Medal Rush for Australian Para Team . Tabletennis.org.au . 2015-07-27 . 2016-05-22 . 8 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160508044723/http://tabletennis.org.au/News/medal-rush-for-australian-para-team . live .
  6. Web site: Australia's Sam von Einem takes home Gold Spanish Para Open | Australian Paralympic Committee . Paralympic.org.au . 2015-06-23 . 2016-05-22 . 30 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160330073800/https://www.paralympic.org.au/australias-sam-von-einem-takes-home-gold-spanish-para-open/ . live .
  7. Web site: Samuel von Einem. 27 September 2021. Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 27 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210927005144/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n1305161-von-einem-samuel-philip.htm. dead.
  8. Web site: Archived copy . 22 May 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314231304/http://tabletennis.org.au/Portals/16/2013%20Oceania%20Para%20Regional%20TT%20Results.pdf . 14 March 2016 .
  9. Web site: Sam Von Einem – Ranked 3rd in the World and 2014 Para Athlete of the Year Award! | Woodville District Table Tennis Club . Wdttc.org . 2014-05-04 . 2016-05-22.
  10. Web site: Michael PollockMarch 26, 2014, 5:30 a.m. . Table tennis: Carroll claims silver at Italian titles . The Courier . 2014-03-26 . 2016-05-22.
  11. Web site: Table Tennis Australia: Arthur Wilks Para Athlete of the Year Award . 24 May 2016 . 19 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160319084919/http://www.tabletennis.org.au/Events-Comps/Honour-Rolls/Arthur-Wilks-Para-Athlete-of-the-Year-Award . live .
  12. Web site: Von Einem named Table Tennis Para-athlete of the Year. Australian Paralympic Committee. 7 February 2017 . 20 February 2017. 21 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170221005752/https://www.paralympic.org.au/von-einem-named-table-tennis-para-athlete-of-the-year/. live.

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