Paul DRINKHALL

Biographical Information

Highlights: 
Nickname: Wiggy, Titch (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Hobbies: 

Golf, tennis, football and family time. (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)

Occupation: Athlete. (Twitter, 11 Apr 2017)
Languages spoken: English
Coach: 

PERSONAL: Steve BAILEY (ENG) (icoachtabletennis.com, 18 Mar 2015)
CLUB: Jorg ROSSKOPF (GER) (ittf.com, 27 Jun 2017)
NATIONAL: Alan COOKE (ENG) (derbyshiretimes.co.uk, 19 May 2016)

Position style: Right-handed, shakehand grip
Sporting relatives: 

His brother represented England in table tennis and held a national U18 title. Both of his parents played at a national level in badminton for England. (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)

Injuries: 

Had a hip operation in 2013, was on crutches for six weeks and out of action for 11 months. (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)

Reason: Played a lot of sport as a child, but would always go along with his grandad who played in the local table tennis league to watch. Decided to join in and play at the age of seven. (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Ambition: "To win a gold medal at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in singles and the team event." (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Memorable: "Winning the gold medal in the mixed doubles at Glasgow in 2014 with my wife." (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Hero: Swiss tennis player Roger FEDERER. "He is a model professional and I respect what he has done." (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Influence: "Liu JIAYI, a previous coach of mine, starting from around the age of nine. He not only influenced my game in a Chinese way, but is like a second dad to me as we were together for 14 years, and travelling away from my family." (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)
Ritual: "I try to stay away from them." (Athlete, 4 Jul 2017)

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