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| Full name | Atanda Ganiyu Musa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1960 Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atanda Ganiyu Musa ⓘ(born 3 February 1960) is a Nigerian table tennis player. He represented Nigeria at two Summer Olympics in 1988 and 1992, taking part in both the singles and doubles events.[1] He was once ranked 20th in the world at his peak.[2]
In 1982, he won the table tennis singles event at the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships, before partnering with Sunday Eboh to take the doubles gold in the same discipline.[3]
Along with Francis Sule, Atanda, again, won the table tennis doubles gold medal at the 1985 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships.[3] He achieved a clean sweep of gold in each of the singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles events representing Nigeria at the 1987 All-Africa Games. In 1991, with Bose Kaffo as partner, he won the Commonwealth Games' Mixed Doubles event for table tennis.
Musa was a table tennis player from Africa. His backhand play and loop technique were noted aspects of his playing style. He played in various countries, including during later career in Alicante, Spain.
Besides playing, the 10-time African Men's Table Tennis Singles Champion,[2] has always liked coaching. In 1992 he became a full-time coach in Saudi Arabia for three years. In 1995 he was hired to coach in Qatar at the Ali club. In 1997 he returned to Nigeria, where he continued to play and coach before moving permanently to the US.
Atanda Ganiyu Musa has coached various notable individuals, including celebrities such as Susan Sarandon, Drew Barrymore and Nancy Pelosi,[4] in addition to his successful coaching career. Musa's coaching style emphasizes hard work, discipline, and dedication, with a focus on developing players' skills and helping them reach their full potential. He currently resides in New York City where he coaches in his spare time at SPIN. [5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Atanda Musa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 15 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Atanda Musa: Player & Coach". usatt.net. USA Table Tennis. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Former Champions". comtt.org. The Commonwealth Table Tennis Federation Limited. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ↑ Schad, Tom. "Why an Olympic table tennis player came to Memphis". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ Hetherington, Matt. "AFRICAN TABLE TENNIS IDOL AIMS TO END DECADE LONG HIATUS WITH GOLD". teamusa.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 December 2020.[dead link]
External links
[edit]- Atanda Musa at World Table Tennis (ITTF)
- Atanda Ganiyu Musa at Olympics.com
- Atanda Musa at Olympic.org (archived)
- Atanda Musa at Olympedia
- Atanda Musa at InterSportStats
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