Horacio Cifuentes

Horacio Cifuentes
Personal information
Full nameHoracio Cifuentes
NicknameEl Chill
NationalityArgentine
Born (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998
La Plata, Argentina
Sport
SportTable tennis
ClubAmiens Sport Tennis de Table (France)
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking66 (February 2020)
Current ranking78 (13 March 2026)[1]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaDoubles
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoTeam
Pan American Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 AsunciónDoubles
Gold medal – first place2021 LimaDoubles
Gold medal – first place2022 SantiagoDoubles
Gold medal – first place2024 San SalvadorDoubles
Gold medal – first place2025 Rock HillTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 Cartagena de IndiasTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 SantiagoSingles
Silver medal – second place2021 LimaMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place2023 HavanaDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2017 Cartagena de IndiasSingles
Bronze medal – third place2018 SantiagoDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2019 AsunciónMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2021 LimaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 SantiagoMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place2022 SantiagoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2024 San SalvadorSingles
Bronze medal – third place2025 Rock HillSingles
Bronze medal – third place2025 Rock HillDoubles

Horacio Cifuentes (born 16 March 1998) is an Argentine table tennis player. He represented Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, competing in the men's singles event.[2]

Cifuentes has been one of the leading players in Argentine table tennis during the 2010s and 2020s. He achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 66 in February 2020 in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings.

Career

Cifuentes began competing internationally as a junior representing Argentina. He gained prominence in continental competitions, winning multiple medals at the Pan American Table Tennis Championships and the Pan American Games.

At the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, he won two silver medals in the men's doubles and men's team events. At the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, he added two bronze medals in doubles and team competitions.

Throughout his career, Cifuentes has frequently partnered with fellow Argentine player Gastón Alto in doubles events, achieving several continental titles. He has also played professionally in Europe, representing the Amiens Sport Tennis de Table.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.worldtabletennis.com/allplayersranking?selectedTab=MEN%27S%20SINGLES&Age=SENIOR&PlayerName=cifuentes. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Table Tennis: CIFUENTES Horacio". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
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