Alfredo Carneros Beamud (born 7 October 1978) is a Spanish table tennis player.[3] Carneros narrowly lost the bronze medal to his teammate Carlos Machado in the men's singles at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy.[4][5] As of February 2013, Carneros is ranked no. 215 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2] Carneros is a member of the table tennis team for San Sebastian de los Reyes Sports Club in Madrid, and is coached and trained by Alejandro Maldonado.[1] He is also left-handed, and uses the classic grip.[1]

Alfredo Carneros
Full nameAlfredo Carneros Beamud
Nationality Spain
Born (1978-10-07) 7 October 1978 (age 46)
Collado Mediano, Madrid, Spain
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, classic[1]
Equipment(s)Tibhar Samsonov[1]
Highest ranking129 (December 2008)[2]
Current ranking215 (February 2013)[2]
ClubSan Sebastian de los
Reyes[1]

Carneros qualified for the men's singles tournament, as a 29-year-old, at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by receiving an allocation spot from the Final World Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary.[6] He defeated Egypt's Adel Massaad in the preliminary round, before losing out his next match to India's Sharath Kamal, with a final set score of 2–4.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "ITTF World Player Profile – Alfredo Carneros". ITTF. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "ITTF World Ranking – Alfredo Carneros". ITTF. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfredo Carneros". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's Singles Bronze Medal Match". Pescara 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Carlos Machado Bronce en Pescara" [Carlos Machado wins bronze in Pescara] (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Tenis. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Players Qualified for the Olympic Games" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Men's Singles First Round". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Alfredo Carneros, eliminado en la primera ronda" [Alfredo Carneros, eliminated in the first round] (in Spanish). Soitu Espaňoles. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
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