Peter Akinlabi
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | |
| Born | 28 August 1973 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Table tennis |
Peter Akinlabi ⓘ(born 28 August 1973) is a Nigerian table tennis player. He competed in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Career
Akinlabi competed in the men's doubles event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, his first Olympic appearance.[3] He competed again at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he was eliminated in the round of 64 of the men's doubles event.[4]
In September 2012, Akinlabi was ranked 269th in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation.[5] He played professionally for Lascala Sports Club in Barcelona, Spain, and was coached and trained by Obisanya Babatunde.[6]
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Akinlabi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ "Peter Akinlabi". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ↑ "Table Tennis in Nigeria Hall of Fame". Table Tennis Nigeria. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Table Tennis Peter Akinlabi Nigeria". The Sports Organisation. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Table Tennis in Nigeria Hall of Fame". Table Tennis Nigeria. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ "Table Tennis in Nigeria Hall of Fame". Table Tennis Nigeria. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
External links
- Peter Akinlabi at Olympedia
- Peter Akinlabi at InterSportStats
Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Nigerian male table tennis players
- Olympic table tennis players for Nigeria
- Sportspeople from Lagos
- Yoruba sportspeople
- 21st-century Nigerian people
- African table tennis biography stubs
- Nigerian sportspeople stubs