DAVID JACOBS
DAVID JACOBS GROUP 12 M. ALFI MUBARAK ZAIDAN (16) NAIARA NUR ANADRIAN (26) Dian David Michael Jacobs (born 21 June 1977), commonly referred to as David Jacobs , is an Indonesian athlete who competes in table tennis , currently Class 10 para table tennis . Born in Ujung Pandang, he took up table tennis at the age of ten and rose quickly through national tournaments. He was training to play internationally by 2000, and in 2001 he won his first gold medal, at the SEATTA Games in Singapore. Since 2010 he has competed in para table tennis, having spent most of his career competing against athletes with full functionality. He competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, winning a bronze medal. EARLY LIFE Jacobs was born in Ujung Pandang (now Makassar ) on 21 June 1977. He is of Ambonese descent. He began playing table tennis at age ten, with the support of his parents Jan and Nell, as w...