Brian Afanador

Brian O'Neill Afanador Pérez (born March 6, 1997) is a Puerto

Brian Afanador
Rican table tennis player.[5]
Full name Brian O'Neill
On April 2, 2016, Afanador made history becoming the first Puerto Afanador Pérez
Rican male table tennis player to qualify for the Olympic Games.[6]
Nationality Puerto Rico
On June 3, 2016, Afanador upset number 10 seeded and number 44
in the International Table Tennis Federation world ranking Bojan Residence Utuado, Puerto Rico
Tokič at the 2016 ITTF Slovenia Open in Otočec, Slovenia.[7] He Born March 6, 1997
competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he defeated Suraju Utuado, Puerto Rico
Saka 4–3 in the preliminary round before losing to Omar Assar 4–2 in
Highest Senior: 80 (December
the second round.
ranking 2019)[1]
U21: 25 (March
2018)[2]
Contents U18: 13 (August
Clubs 2015)[3]

Personal life U15: 17 (May 2012)[4]

Achievements Current 91 (April 2020)[1]

ranking
References
Club 4S Tours TT
External links
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg)
Clubs Medal record
TTC indeland Jülich (2017–2018) Men's table tennis
4S Tours TT (2018–present) Representing Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
Personal life 2019 Lima Doubles
2019 Lima Mixed doubles
Afanador is the cousin of the table tennis Díaz sisters, Adriana,
Melanie, Fabiola, and Gabriela. 2015 Toronto Team
Central American and Caribbean
On August 23, 2020, Afanador announced he and his partner Noralis Games
Soé Ruiz Lugo, a public relations representative, were expecting their
2014 Veracruz Mixed doubles
first child together. On September 25, they announced they were
expecting a girl[8] who was born on December 20, 2020 and named 2014 Veracruz Team
Antonella Isabelle. 2018 Barranquilla Mixed doubles
2014 Veracruz Singles
Achievements 2014 Veracruz Doubles

2015 Pan American Games – Bronze Medal 2018 Barranquilla Team

2014 Central American and Caribbean Games – Silver 2018 Barranquilla Singles
Medal 2018 Barranquilla Doubles
 Latin American Championships
References
2016 San Juan Singles U21
1. "Brian Afanador - Seniors - Men Singles" (https://ranking.itt 2016 San Juan Doubles
f.com/#/rankings/progress/115000/SEN/M;SINGLES). ITTF
Ranking. Retrieved December 1, 2020. 2016 San Juan Mixed doubles
2. "Brian Afanador - Under 21 - Men Singles" (https://ranking.i
ttf.com/#/rankings/progress/115000/U21/M;SINGLES). ITTF Ranking. Retrieved December 1,
2020.
3. "Brian Afanador - Juniors - Men Singles" (https://ranking.ittf.com/#/rankings/progress/115000/U
18/M;SINGLES). ITTF Ranking. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
4. "Brian Afanador - Cadets - Men Singles" (https://ranking.ittf.com/#/rankings/progress/115000/U
15/M;SINGLES). ITTF Ranking. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
5. "Brian Afanador: Es un honor jugar en casa" (http://ultm.org/brian-afanador-es-un-honor-jugar-e
n-casa/). ultm.org (in Spanish). Retrieved August 4, 2016.
6. "Afanador consigue pase a los Juegos Olímpicos" (http://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/otrosd
eportes/nota/afanadorconsiguepasealosjuegosolimpicos-2182036/) (in Spanish). El Nuevo
Día. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
7. "Host Nation Disappointment, Pirate of the Caribbean Ends Slovenia Hopes" (http://www.ittf.co
m/_front_page/ittf_full_story.asp?ID=44571). International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved
August 4, 2016.
8. "El tenimesista Brian Afanador anuncia que será papá" (https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/
deportes/notas/el-tenimesista-brian-afanador-anuncia-que-sera-papa/). El Nuevo Día. August
28, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.

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