Peter Lovaš (born 14 December 1978) is a Slovak

para table tennis Para table tennis is a parasports which follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The usual table tennis rules are in effect with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from disability groups can ...

player. Lovaš was born on 14 December 1978 in

Levice Levice (; , Hungarian pronunciation: ; ) is a town in western Slovakia. The town lies on the left bank of the lower Hron river. The Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavic name of the town was ''Leva'', which means "the Left One". The town is located i ...

. He became wheelchair-bound after a car crash he was involved in at the age of 20. Lovaš started playing para table tennis in 2012 and by 2020 he reached the elite level. He competed at the

2024 Summer Paralympics The 2024 Summer Paralympics (), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (), and branded as Paris 2024, were the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event governed by the International P ...

, where he reached the gold medal match of the men's doubles MD4 event with Ján Riapoš.

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