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Lakeville Paralympian Seidenfeld Wins Gold In Table Tennis

He was cheered on by his father and coach, who himself is a four-time Paralympic medalist.

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Gold medalist Ian Seidenfeld of Team United States reacts during the medal ceremony after the Table Tennis Men's Singles Class 3 Gold Medal Match against Peter Rosenmeier of Team Denmark on day 4 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Gold medalist Ian Seidenfeld of Team United States reacts during the medal ceremony after the Table Tennis Men's Singles Class 3 Gold Medal Match against Peter Rosenmeier of Team Denmark on day 4 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

LAKEVILLE, MN — Lakeville's Ian Seidenfeld won a gold medal in Paralympic Table Tennis at the 202o Paralympics in Tokyo on Saturday.

Seidenfeld beat defending Paralympic champion Peter Rosenmeier of Denmark 3-0.

The scores were 11-9, 11-8 and 11-8.

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After winning, he ran to hug his father and coach, Mitchell Seidenfeld, who himself is a four-time Paralympic table tennis medalist.

Mitchell told Team USA that his son's gold medal meant more to him than the one he himself earned in Barcelona in 1992.

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