Tajudeen Agunbiade
Nigerian para table tennis player
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Tajudeen Agunbiade ⓘ(born 25 May 1975) is a Nigerian para table tennis player of class 9 and Paralympian.[1]
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| Born | 25 May 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He represented Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Paralympics held in Sydney, Australia and he competed in table tennis. He won the gold medal at the Men's singles 9 event.[2][3][4] He also won the gold medal at the team event together with Tunde Adisa and Femi Alabi.[2][4][5]
He also competed at the Men's individual – Class 9–10 and the Men's team – Class 9–10 events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics but did not win a medal.
In July 2019, he won gold at the 2019 ITTF African Para Table Tennis Championships which meant that he qualified to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2][6] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's team C9-10 event.[7]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Location | Position | Event |
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| 2000 | Summer Paralympics | Sydney, Australia | 1st | Singles C9[3] |
| 1st | Team C9[5] | |||
| 2021 | Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Team C9-10 |
