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 well as his brothers Rano, Piere, and Joe; as of 2012 his three brothers also play table tennis. In 1989 his parents registered him with the PTP Club in Semarang; in his two years with the club he became a national champion at the elementary-school level.^[1]

When Jacobs was ready to begin his junior high school, the family moved to Jakarta. Jacobs was signed with UMS 80 Club. He continued to improve and joined the provincial team. In 1997 he was sent to Beijing to train at the Shi Cha Hai Sports School.^[1] By 2000 Jacobs was already being prepared to compete at the international level by the Indonesian Table Tennis Association.^[2] As of January 2012 Jacobs is married to Jeanny Palar, with whom he has one child.^[1]

TABLE TENNIS CAREER

While earning a degree in management from the Perbanas School of Economics, Jacobs continued training. He participated in his first Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in 2001.^[1] Together with Yon Mardiono, in 2001 Jacobs won Indonesia's only gold medal at the SEATTA table tennis championship in Singapore. In the men's doubles competition they defeated the Thai duo Phucong Sanguansin and Phakphoom Sanguansin in three matches, scoring 11–4, 11–4, and 11–6. Paired with Mardiono for the first time for this tournament, Jacobs told The Jakarta Post that they "were determined not to let ourselves be dominated".^[3]

Jacobs continued to play at the SEA Games, competing in Vietnam (2003), the Philippines (2005), and Thailand (2007).^[1] He won the 2004 Pekan Olahraga Nasional competition for table tennis, which led to him receiving an honorary position at the Department of Sport; he became a full-time employee there in 2008.^[1] In 2008, Jacobs served as a coach for the Indonesian men's table tennis team,^[4] and in 2009 he competed at the SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur.^[1]

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Santi 2012, David M. Jacobs.
2. ^ The Jakarta Post 2000, KONI accepts.
3. ^ Musthofid 2001, RI secures one gold.
4. ^ Kompas 2008, Menang Lagi.
5. ^ ^a b c Kompas 2011, David Fokus ke London.
6. ^ Kompas 2010, Indonesia Raih 1 Emas.
7. ^ ^a b Widakdo 2012, David Jacobs Juara di Slowakia.
8. ^ Trinugroho 2012, Presiden SBY Dikalahkan.
9. ^ Widakdo 2012, David Jacobs Juara di Italia.
10. ^ Kompas 2012, Hanya Tiga Atlet.
11. ^ The Jakarta Post 2012, Indonesia gets bronze.
12. ^ Administrator. "Bulutangkis Dominasi AORI 2012 - Pikiran-Rakyat.com". www.pikiran-rakyat.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
13. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (5 February 2019). "Nomine Penerima Penghargaan Golden Award SIWO PWI Pusat 2019 Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
14. ^ antaranews.com (13 December 2021). "Siwo PWI beri penghargaan pelaku olahraga pada Golden Award IV". Antara News. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
15. ^ "Daftar Lengkap Nominasi dan Pemenang Indonesian Sport Awards 2018". Tribunnews.com(in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
16. ^ "Jacobs, Peric-Rankovic receive ITTF awards". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
17. ^ "KONI beri penghargaan pelaku olahraga berprestasi". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2021.

Bibliography

• "David Fokus ke London" [David Focused on London]. Kompas (in Indonesian). 20 December 2011. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 15 July2012.
• "Hanya Tiga Atlet Berangkat ke London" [Only Three Athletes Going to London]. Kompas (in Indonesian). 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
• "Indonesia Raih 1 Emas di Asian Paragames"[Indonesia Wins 1 Gold at Asian Para Games]. Kompas(in Indonesian). 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 26 December 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
• "KONI accepts Yana's decision to quit sport". The Jakarta Post. 18 February 2000. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
• "Menang Lagi Atas Singapura, Indonesia ke Semifinal"[Another Win Over Singapore, Indonesia to the Semifinals]. Kompas (in Indonesian). 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
• Musthofid (11 November 2001). "RI secures one gold at SEATTA championship". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
• Santi, Kartika (26 January 2012). "David M. Jacobs, Dari Sea Games ke Paralympic" [David M. Jacobs, From the Sea Games to the Paralympics]. Nova (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
• "Indonesia gets bronze in Paralympics, breaking twenty years of drought". The Jakarta Post. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
• Trinugroho A., Tomy (26 January 2012). "Presiden SBY Dikalahkan Atlet Difabel" [President Yudhoyono Defeated by Disabled Athlete]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
• Widakdo, Gatot (26 March 2012). "David Jacobs Juara di Italia" [David Jacobs Wins in Italy]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
• Widakdo, Gatot (2 June 2012). "David Jacobs Juara di Slowakia" [David Jacobs Wins in Slovakia]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2012.