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Head Table
Tennis Coach Aug. 2001 to Feb. 2006
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Christian is
responsible
for recruiting, administration and coaching the University's Table Tennis
Team. He also assists the
President in representing the University in international advancement. The
team won 3 major titles in the US National Championships, Men’s
singles, Men’s &
Women’s doubles in 2001.
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NCTTA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM 2003
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Christian has worked with Table Tennis as a Sports Leader for over
30 years in 35 Countries, as a Coach, a Player and Tournament
Organizer.
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COACH
Coached national team in Sweden, Canada, USA, and Mexico.
COACH EDUCATOR
Certified
coaches in Sweden, USA, Malaysia, Mexico, Bermuda, South Africa, Taiwan,
and Canada.
PLAYER
5 times USA
college doubles champion, highest USATT rating 2334. Played division 2 in
Sweden.
TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER
Organized international
tournaments in 16 countries (USA, Mexico, Argentina, Sweden,
Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Croatia, South Africa,
Taiwan, China, Japan, Australia and Hong Kong.) Numerous National
tournaments in Sweden, USA, and Mexico.
SPORT ADMINISTRATION
Sweden, Canada, USA, Mexico, Germany.
ORGANIZATIONAL SPORTS
LEADERSHIP
Sports
Leadership: Chairperson of the International Governing body for Table
Tennis Athletes with a disability, the International Paralympic Table
Tennis Committee, from 1996 to present.
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IPTTC 1996
3 tournaments/year 496
active international athletes, 7 active people in the organization
IPTTC 2004
28 tournaments/year,
2200 active athletes, 29 active people and the annual budget have grown 10
times stronger.
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PROFESSIONAL INTERNATIONAL
SPORTS ADMINISTRATOR
Worked as Director of Sport for the International Paralympic Committee,
which is the International Governing body for all sports for athletes with
a disability with 160 member nations and 25 sports, with its International
Headquarters in Germany. It is the counterpart to the International Olympic
Committee. Directly in charge of the operation for 13 International
governing Sport Federations, and supervising 12 more International sports
federations. By many considered the second highest Sport administration
position in the world after the Sports Director for the International
Olympic Committee.
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATION
Invited to receptions by Heads of State in Croatia, Taiwan, Mexico, and
Australia. Invited by City Mayors or similar Tapei City, Taiwan; Shanghai,
China; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Bonn, Germany; Johannesburg, South Africa;
Mexico City, Mexico; Zagreb, Croatia and Torino, Italy.
CREATOR OF PROGRAMS IN USA
Started the Table Tennis College program at Anderson College in 1986, and
at Texas Wesleyan University 2001. The Santa Fe Table Tennis Club in
Oklahoma City, OK.
EMPLOYED BY USATT
1985 and 1997
AWARDS
USOC National
Table Tennis Coach of the Year 2 times 1997 and 2002.
In Sweden was given
the “Leadership Plaque” in 1980 by the Swedish Table Tennis
Association for the initiative to include disabled event in able bodied
tournaments.
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