Marcelo Aguirre (table tennis)

Víctor Marcelo Aguirre Benítez (born 21 January 1993) is a Paraguayan table tennis player who plays for Tischtennis-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.^[2] He competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Marcelo Aguirre
Full name	Víctor Marcelo Aguirre Benítez[1]
Born	21 January 1993 (1993-01-21) (age 31) Asunción, Paraguay
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Club	Werder Bremen
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  Paraguay Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Team Pan American Championships 2017 Cartagena de Indias Doubles 2017 Cartagena de Indias Team 2021 Lima Singles Latin American Championships 2013 San Salvador Singles Latin American Table Tennis Cup 2011 Rio de Janeiro Singles

Career

Aguirre was born in Asunción.^[1] He won the silver medal at the inaugural 2011 Latin American Cup held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after being defeated by Gustavo Tsuboi from Brazil, 4–0.^[3] he previously defeated Brazil's Cazuo Matsumoto 4–1 in the semi-finals.^[4] He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's singles,^[5] but was defeated in the first round.^[6]

References

1. Marcelo Aguirre at Olympedia
2. "Marcelo Aguirre". sport.de (in German). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
3. "Gustavo Tsuboi Turns the Tables, Extracts Revenge and Secures Gold". ITTF. 2011-03-19. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
4. "Success Against Traditional Rivals but Mixed Fortunes for Brazil". ITTF. 2011-03-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
5. London2012.com Archived 2012-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Men's Singles Results". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.