OLIVIER MADER, born 29th March 1971 in Waidhofen/Austria

USATT Rating: 2067    as of 11/25/2001
FIUTTC Ranking:  1    as of 10/24/2000

Competition History: Olivier started play recreational table tennis at age six. He got more seriousely interested in Table Tennis during his High School time in Wiener Neustadt / Austria. He was studying with Werner Schlager who was the best Junior player in Austria at this time. Werner  tought him some techniques and serves. (Werner is now one of the best players in the World). At the age of 17 Olivier joined a table tennis club in Vienna (TTC Sonni Platurn) where he played league and improved his skills. At age 22 he  stopped to play table tennis. Six years and a relocation to the USA/Florida later he started to practice again at FIU in Miami. After 8 months of practicing he joined the USATT and started to compete at Table Tennis Tournaments.

Coach:  Jose Luis Ly

Titles Won:

1989 SDV School Champion
1990 SDV School Champion
1991 SDV School Championship Runner Up
2000 Orlando Winter Open U-1800 Winner as unrated player
2000 FIU Round Robin Tournament Champion
2000 Media One Open in Deerfield Beach U-1900 Winner and U-2100 Semifinalist
2000 Pensacola Spring Open 3rd Place in the Open Championship Category

Handedness: Right-handed

Style: Shakehand Long Pips blocker with explosive  backhand attacks

Height: 5'11"

 Weight: 190

Profession: Computer Senior Programmer Analyst

For fun: All ball sports, Classic Corvettes, movies, beach, traveling