Simon Gerada
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Table tennis | ||
Representing  Malta | ||
| Games of the Small States of Europe | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2011 Liechtenstein | Doubles |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2013 Luxembourg | Team |
Simon Gerada (born 20 March 1981) is a right-handed Australian/Maltese Table Tennis Player. His father, Joe Gerada was born in Malta and emigrated to Australia in the 1980s. Simon Gerada was born and brought up in Melbourne, Australia and began playing at the age of 9 after he witnessed his father win a shopping centre tournament. He represented Victoria in national junior tournaments. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
After transitioned from a player to a coach, Simon established his own table tennis club, Loops.
Simon is currently employed by Table Tennis Australia in a full time capacity as the Performance and Pathways Lead (able bodied program).
References
- ↑ "Simon Gerada". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
External links
- Simon Gerada at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Simon Gerada at Olympics.com
- Simon Gerada at Olympedia
- Simon Gerada at InterSportStats
- Simon Gerada at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (2006, Malta)
- Simon Gerada at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived) (2010, Australia)
- Simon Gerada at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Australian male table tennis players
- Olympic table tennis players for Australia
- Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Malta
- Table tennis players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games table tennis players for Australia
- Table tennis players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Table tennis players from Melbourne
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen