Samuel Von Einem

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Samuel von Einem
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2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 (age 29)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportTable Tennis
Medal record
Table tennis
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio Men's Singles Class 11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Singles MS11
World Para Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Lasko-Celje Men's Singles Class 11

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.

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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. [4] 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. [9]

Recognition

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

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