Horacio Cifuentes
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| Full name | Horacio Cifuentes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | El Chill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Argentine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1998 La Plata, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Amiens Sport Tennis de Table (France) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 66 (February 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 78 (13 March 2026)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
- ^ https://www.worldtabletennis.com/allplayersranking?selectedTab=MEN%27S%20SINGLES&Age=SENIOR&PlayerName=cifuentes.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "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.
External links
- Horacio Cifuentes at World Table Tennis (ITTF)
- Horacio Cifuentes at Olympedia
- Horacio Cifuentes at Olympics.com
- Horacio Cifuentes at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
- Horacio Cifuentes on Instagram