Timo Boll

Timo Boll (German pronunciation: [ˈtiːmo ˈbɔl], audio (help·info); born 8 March 1981) is a German professional table tennis player, who currently plays for Borussia Düsseldorf. He is ranked second in the German Table Tennis National League,[2] and fifteen in the ITTF world rankings as of October 2022.[4] Boll ranks among the best German table tennis players of all time, having ranked world No. 1 in 2003, 2011 and in March 2018.[5]

Timo Boll
Boll in 2016
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1981-03-08) 8 March 1981 (age 42)
Erbach, West Germany
Playing styleLeft-handed, shakehand grip
Equipment(s)Butterfly Timo Boll ALC blade; Butterfly Dignics 09c (Black, FH); Butterfly Dignics 09c (Red, BH) Early career = Donic
Highest ranking1[1]
Current ranking15 (October 2022)[1][2]
ClubBorussia Düsseldorf[3]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight72 kg (159 lb)[2]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 2 2
World Championships 0 6 3
World Cup 2 3 2
Total 2 11 7
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingTeam
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2004 DohaTeam
Silver medal – second place2005 ShanghaiDoubles
Silver medal – second place2010 MoscowTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 DortmundTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 TokyoTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 HalmstadTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 RotterdamSingles
Bronze medal – third place2006 BremenTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 HoustonSingles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Jinan Singles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Liège Singles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Liège Singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 LiverpoolSingles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Liège Singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Paris Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Düsseldorf Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Magdeburg Singles
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Zagreb Singles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Zagreb Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgrade Singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgrade Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgrade Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Saint-Petersburg Singles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Saint-Petersburg Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Saint-Petersburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Stuttgart Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Stuttgart Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ostrava Singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ostrava Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ostrava Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Gdansk-Sopot Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Gdansk-Sopot Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Herning Singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Luxembourg Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alicante Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nantes Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 WarsawSingles
Silver medal – second place 2000 BremenTeam
Silver medal – second place 2002 Zagreb Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Courmayeur Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Lisbon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Courmayeur Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Aarhus Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Stuttgart Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 BudapestSingles
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