Jose Luis
VIVANCO GARCIA

Date and Place of birth
12.07.1958; Puebla, Mexico 

Family situation (single, married,...)
Married

Number of brothers and sisters
1 Brother

Profession
Lic. Administration

Studies and diplomas
Lic. Administration

Activities as volunteer
Technical Director in Parapanamerican Games, Table Tennis Mexico 99; 
15 Years ago Technical Director in National Paralympic Games in Mexico

Number of years of practice (abled-bodied)
20 years

Number of years of practice (disabled)
2 years

Why did you preferred table tennis
Because is fast, I need to think all time in a game I need to see the ball ever, etc.

Personnal stories
I was 5 times national champ in a first class with ablbodied players, I have played two World-Championchips in Novisad 1981 and Osaka 2001. I won Bronce-Medal in Latinoamerican Tabletennis - Championchips in Guatemala 2001.

Kind of disability
When I was a child, a nurse gave me a bad injaction and toutched a siatic nerve.

Your style for playing table tennis
I am a attack player in both sides

Your materials: bat, rubbers
My bat is a Persson Glass-fibre and Midships SC Maximum for both sides and Butterfly Super Chack long glue

Best competition you played
Sydney 2000 and Parapanamerican - Games. I never lost a game in this.

Best ranking
3th in Juli 2001

Best performance
I have a very good loops in both sides and I am a fast player in my Class 9

Current world ranking
4th Place

Sport projects and ambitions
I want a medal! Is better if this medal is a Goldmedal. And in the future i want to be a trainer in a national team. Donīt care if this is in another country then Mexico. 

Personnal pets
no. 

Preferred Music
Mexican Music, in spanish, Jazz, Salsa

Preferred books
fiction

Preferred movies
Comedy and Action

Preferred artists
Goldie Hawn,Eddie Murphy, Kim Basinger

Preferred athlets
Jan Ove Waldner, Kalinikos Kreanga, Wang Liqin

Collections
Key Chains, Pens, Matches

Fan, Supporter
I donīt have a sponsor I have one Beca, it is the name in spanish, this is a Gouverment Support

Hobbies
I like to play with my family, Jose Luis Jr.(my son), Madeleine, (my daughter) and my wife Marisol. We play Football, Tabletennis, Playstation, etc.

Other sports you practice
Football, Tennis

Address
Unidad Mosqueta V Entre Soto Y Lerdo Col.Guerrero C.P. 06300 CUAUHTEMOC D.F. MEXICO

Phone/Fax/Pager number(s)
52 55 57 72 01 85 Home, 52 55 19 19 61 09 Mobile

e-mail
vivancotm@hotmail.com and vivas31@hotmail.com

web site
no

Any other free comments
I like than the ITTC Review, a magazine for print photos of all players they play in ITTC Tounaments.

Last update : 01/22/2002 07:27 PM
by : Vince