Simon Gerada
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Table tennis | ||
| Representing File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta | ||
| Games of the Small States of Europe | ||
| Silver medal – second place | 2011 Liechtenstein | Doubles |
| Bronze medal – third place | 2013 Luxembourg | Team |
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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]
Having transitioned from a player to a coach, Simon established his own table tennis club, Loops, where he brought a combination of technical expertise, strategic insight and an athlete centered approach. Simon has been instrumental in nurturing talent at multiple levels, from emerging juniors to high performance athletes. He has a high level of passion for the game and invests time and energy into building pathways, supporting fellow coaches and creating high performance environments.
Simon is currently employed by Table Tennis Australia in a full time capacity as the Performance and Pathways Lead (able bodied program).
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- Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic table tennis players for Australia
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Malta
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Table tennis players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Table tennis players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Australian male table tennis players
- Table tennis players from Melbourne
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen