Ian Seidenfeld

Ian Seidenfeld (born July 17, 2001) is an American para table tennis player. He represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Ian Seidenfeld

Personal information
Born	(2001-07-17) July 17, 2001 (age 24) Lakeville, Minnesota, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Para table tennis
Disability	Dwarfism
Disability class	C6
Coached by	Mitchell Seidenfeld
Medal record Para table tennis Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Men's singles C6 2024 Paris Men's singles C6 Parapan American Games 2019 Lima Men's singles C6 2023 Santiago Men's singles C6

Career

Seidenfeld represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's singles C6 event and won a gold medal.^[1] He upset reigning Paralympic gold medalist Peter Rosenmeier to win gold.^[2] He became the first U.S. para tennis player to win gold since Tahl Leibovitz in 1996.^[3]

Seidenfeld represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in the men's singles C6 event.^[4]

He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze meal in the men's singles C6 event.^[5][6]

Personal life

Seidenfeld was born with pseudoachondroplasia.^[7] His father and coach, Mitchell Seidenfeld, is a former Para table tennis player and gold medalist.^[8][9] He is Jewish.^[10]