Jim Butler
Jim "Jimmy" Butler (born February 15, 1971 in Iowa City ) is an American table tennis player . He took part in five world championships and two Olympiads until January 2016.
Active time
Jim Butler was considered one of the greatest American talents as early as the 1980s. He has won many youth competitions and was US National Champion in 1990, 1992 and 1993. In 1989 he took part in a world championship for the first time . Since he saw no prospect of performance progress in the USA due to a lack of suitable opponents and training partners, he moved to Sweden, the then table tennis stronghold of the western world, for a few years. Stellan Bengtsson became his coach. As a result, he made it into the top 100 of the ITTF world rankings . In 1991 he won a victory over the then world champion Jan-Ove Waldner .
In the 1990s he took part in the World Championships in 1991 , 1993 and 1995 , but never came close to medal ranks. He also qualified for participation in the singles and doubles competitions of the 1992 Olympic Games and 1996 Olympic Games , where he was eliminated in the opening act. In 1995 he won bronze with the American team in the World Team Cup.
In the mid-1990s, a serious spinal and muscle disease forced him to temporarily break off his active career. The healing process was protracted, and it wasn't until 2011 that he was able to actively play table tennis again. In 2014 he was American champion in singles, in the same year he took part in the 2014 World Cup for teams.
Results from the ITTF database
Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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United States | North America Championship | 1998 | Winnipeg | 0 | Semifinals | silver | ||
United States | North America Championship | 1997 | Flint | 0 | silver | |||
United States | North America Championship | 1995 | South Bend | 0 | Semifinals | |||
United States | North America Championship | 1994 | Laval | 0 | silver | 2 | ||
United States | North America Championship | 1993 | Augusta | 0 | Quarter finals | |||
United States | North America Championship | 1992 | Ste Hyacinthe | 0 | silver | silver | ||
United States | North America Championship | 1991 | Laval | 0 | Semifinals | |||
United States | Olympic games | 1996 | Atlanta | United States | immediately excluded | immediately excluded | ||
United States | Olympic games | 1992 | Barcelona | ESP | immediately excluded | immediately excluded | ||
United States | PAN-American Games | 1995 | Mar del Plata | ARG | Semifinals | 2 | ||
United States | PAN-American Games | 1991 | Havana | CUB | Semifinals | 2 | ||
United States | PAN-American Games | 1987 | Indianapolis | United States | 2 | |||
United States | Pro tour | 2013 | Las Vegas | United States | last 64 | |||
United States | Pro tour | 1998 | Houston | United States | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
United States | Pro tour | 1997 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Rd 1 | |||
United States | World Championship | 2014 | Tokyo | JPN | 53 | |||
United States | World Championship | 1995 | Tianjin | CHN | last 64 | last 32 | last 64 | 25th |
United States | World Championship | 1993 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 128 | last 32 | last 128 | 20th |
United States | World Championship | 1991 | Chiba City | JPN | last 128 | last 64 | last 32 | 15th |
United States | World Championship | 1989 | Dortmund | FRG | last 64 | last 64 | last 64 | 20th |
United States | World cup | 1992 | Ho Chi Minh City | VIE | 9-12 space | |||
United States | WTC World Team Cup | 1995 | Atlanta | United States | 3 | |||
United States | WTC World Team Cup | 1991 | Barcelona | ESP | 13 | |||
United States | WTC World Team Cup | 1990 | Hokkaido, Aomori, Niig | JPN | 13 |
literature
- Jan Lüke: An American Dream , tischtennis magazine , 2016/1 pages 32–34
Web links
- Jim Butler in the Sports-Reference database (archived from the original ) (accessed January 9, 2016)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jim Butler Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed January 9, 2016)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Butler, Jim |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Butler, jimmy; Butler, James |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American table tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 15th February 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Iowa City |