David Jacobs (table tennis)
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| Full name | Dian David Michael Jacobs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indonesian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 June 1977 Ujung Pandang, Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2012 Summer Paralympics: Individual (class 10) – Bronze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dian David Michael Jacobs (born 21 June 1977), commonly referred to as David Jacobs, is an Indonesian athlete who competes in table tennis, currently Class 10 para table tennis. Born in Ujung Pandang, he took up table tennis at the age of ten and rose quickly through national tournaments. He was training to play internationally by 2000, and in 2001 he won his first gold medal, at the SEATTA Games in Singapore. Since 2010 he has competed in para table tennis, having spent most of his career competing against athletes with full functionality. He competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, winning a bronze medal.
Early life[]
Jacobs was born in Ujung Pandang (now Makassar) on 21 June 1977. He is of Ambonese descent. He began playing table tennis at age ten, with the support of his parents Jan and Nell, as well as his brothers Rano, Piere, and Joe; as of 2012 his three brothers also play table tennis. In 1989 his parents registered him with the PTP Club in Semarang; in his two years with the club he became a national champion at the elementary-school level.[1]
When Jacobs was ready to begin his junior high school, the family moved to Jakarta. Jacobs was signed with UMS 80 Club. He continued to improve and joined the provincial team. In 1997 he was sent to Beijing to train at the Shi Cha Hai Sports School.[1] By 2000 Jacobs was already being prepared to compete at the international level by the Indonesian Table Tennis Association.[2] As of January 2012 Jacobs is married to Jeanny Palar, with whom he has one child.[1]
Table tennis career[]
While earning a degree in management from the Perbanas School of Economics, Jacobs continued training. He participated in his first Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in 2001.[1] Together with , in 2001 Jacobs won Indonesia's only gold medal at the SEATTA table tennis championship in Singapore. In the men's doubles competition they defeated the Thai duo and in three matches, scoring 11–4, 11–4, and 11–6. Paired with Mardiono for the first time for this tournament, Jacobs told The Jakarta Post that they "were determined not to let ourselves be dominated".[3]
Jacobs continued to play at the SEA Games, competing in Vietnam (2003), the Philippines (2005), and Thailand (2007).[1] He won the 2004 Pekan Olahraga Nasional competition for table tennis, which led to him receiving an honorary position at the Department of Sport; he became a full-time employee there in 2008.[1] In 2008, Jacobs served as a coach for the Indonesian men's table tennis team,[4] and in 2009 he competed at the SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur.[1]
Para table tennis career[]
Jacobs began playing in para table tennis tournaments later that year, becoming a member of the National Paralympic Committee in 2010.[1] He competes in Class 10, which is the highest level of functionality in the system.[5] He usually trains with opponents who maintain full functionality.[1] Jacobs himself has a problem with one of his hands.[5]
At the 2010 Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, China, Jacobs won a bronze medal. Before the competition he had only a month to train.[6] He competed in several international tournaments, winning a gold in Thailand, silver in Beijing, bronze in the Czech Republic, silver in the United Kingdom, and gold in Taiwan.[1] At the 2011 ASEAN Para Games in Surakarta, Jacobs won seven gold medals: men's singles (open), men's doubles (open), mixed doubles (open), men's doubles, mixed doubles, team, and single.[5][7] In January of the following year Jacobs took on Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in a three-game series. Although the president won one game with a score of 13–11, Jacobs took the series, winning two games with the scores 11–7 and 11–9. After the competition, Yudhoyono gave a speech of the need to support Indonesia's disabled athletes.[8]
In March 2012 Jacobs won two gold medals at the Protour Paratable Tennis Liknano Open in Italy. In the men's singles he defeated of the Czech Republic with a score of 11–9, 11–7, and 11–8, while in the men's team play he was paired with and defeated teams from the Netherlands and Czech Republic.[9] In June he won the Slovakian Table Tennis Tournament, ranking him among the top three in the world.[7]
Jacobs is one of several athletes who represented Indonesia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, with Ni Nengah Widiasih (powerlifting), the swimmer Agus Ngaimin, and an athletics competitor, Setyo Budi Hartanto.[10] Jacobs won the bronze medal in the Table Tennis Men's Individual C10 classification. It was the nation's first Paralympic medal in over twenty years.[11]
Awards and nominations[]
| Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| AORI | 2012 | Special Award | Placed | [12] |
| Golden Award SIWO PWI | 2019 | Favorite Male Para Athlete | Nominated | [13] |
| 2021 | Best Male Para Athlete | Nominated | [14] | |
| Indonesian Sport Awards | 2018 | Favorite Male Para Athlete Individual | Nominated | [15] |
| Favorite Male Para Athlete Pairs with Komet Akbar | Won | |||
| ITTF Star Awards | 2015 | Para Male Star | Won | [16] |
| KONI Award | 2013 | Best Athlete | Won | [17] |
Achievements[]
Paralympic Games[]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | ExCeL Exhibition Centre, London, Great Britain |  Jose Manuel Ruiz Reyes
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11–9, 7–11, 11–5, 11–6 |  Bronze
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| 2020 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |  Mateo Boheas
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9–11, 8–11, 11–3, 11–5, 8–11 | Bronze
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World Championships[]
Asian Para Games[]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Asian Games Town Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | 
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3–0 |  Bronze
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| 2014 | Songdo Global University Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | 
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 Gold
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| 2018 | Ecovention, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Lian Hao
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11–4, 7–11, 11–6, 17–15 | Gold
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ecovention, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Komet Akbar
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11–5, 11–7 | Gold
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Men's team
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Songdo Global University Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Komet Akbar
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Ge Yang Ma Lin Lian Hao
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 Silver
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Asian Championships[]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Amman, Jordan | Ge Yang
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Gold
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| 2019 | John Paul II Stadium, Taichung, Chinese Taipei |
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Silver
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Southeast Asian Games[]
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines |
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 Cai Xiaoli Yang Zi
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Silver
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| 2007 | Klang Plaza, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
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Gao Ning Yang Zi
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10–12, 11–7, 7–11, 11–7, 10–12 | Bronze
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Men's team
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Convention Hall, Laos National University, Vientiane, Laos |
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1–3 | Bronze
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ASEAN Para Games[]
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Convention Center, Surakarta, Indonesia | Gold
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| 2015 | OCBC Arena, Singapore | 
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Gold
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| 2017 | Malaysian International Trade and Exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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Gold
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Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| Diamond Convention Center, Surakarta, Indonesia |
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Gold
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| 2015 | OCBC Arena, Singapore |
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Chee Chaoming
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Gold
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Men's team
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | OCBC Arena, Singapore |
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Chee Chaoming
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Gold
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| 2017 | Malaysian International Trade and Exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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Gold
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SEATTA Games[]
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Singapore |
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11–4, 11–4, 11–6 | Gold
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ITTF Para Table Tennis Tour[]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Thailand Open | 
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 Winner
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| 2011 | China Open | Ge Yang
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 Runner-up
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| 2011 | Taichung TT Open For Disabled |
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Winner
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| 2012 | Lignano Master Open |  Ivan Karabec
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11–9, 11–7, 11–8 | Winner
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| 2012 | Slovakia Open | Lian Hao
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Winner
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| 2013 | Korea Open | Ge Yang
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Winner
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| 2014 | 7th Al Watani Championships | 
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Winner
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| 2014 | Romania International Para Table Tennis Open | 
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Winner
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| 2015 | Slovenian Open | Jose Manuel Ruiz Reyes
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Runner-up
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| 2015 | Thailand Open | Ivan Karabec
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Gold
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| 2016 | Indonesia Open |
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11–5, 11–9, 9–11, 11–7 | Gold
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| 2017 | IV Para Table Tennis Open Ciutat del Prat | Jorge Cardona
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Gold
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| 2017 | Spanish Open | 
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Gold
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| 2017 | US Open |  Kim Daybell
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Gold
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| 2018 | Indonesia Open |
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Gold
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| 2018 | Spanish Open |  Krisztian Gardos
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Gold
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| 2018 | Copa Tango XVI | 
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Gold
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| 2019 | Egypt Open |
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Gold
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| 2019 | Czech Open |
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Gold
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| 2019 | Finland Open Matti Launonen Memorial | 
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Gold
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| 2019 | Dutch Open | Patryk Chojnowski
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Silver
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Men's team
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | British Open |  Iurii Nozdrunov
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Jose Manuel Ruiz Reyes Jorge Cardona Alvaro Valera
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Gold
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| 2013 | Korea Open | 
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Ge Yang
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Runner-up
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| 2014 | 7th Al Watani Championships | 
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Runner-up
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| 2014 | Romania International Para Table Tennis Open |
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Gold
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| 2018 | Copa Tango XVI |
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Gold
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| 2019 | Finland Open Matti Launonen Memorial |
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Mateo Boheas
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Gold
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| 2019 | Dutch Open |
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Iurii Nozdrunov
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Gold
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Other tournaments[]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Piala Universitas Terbuka | Ismu Harinto
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Winner
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| 2017 | Piala Universitas Terbuka |
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11–7, 11–9, 11–6 | Winner
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| 2018 | Piala Universitas Terbuka |
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Winner
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References[]
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Santi 2012, David M. Jacobs.
- ^ The Jakarta Post 2000, KONI accepts.
- ^ Musthofid 2001, RI secures one gold.
- ^ Kompas 2008, Menang Lagi.
- ^ a b c Kompas 2011, David Fokus ke London.
- ^ Kompas 2010, Indonesia Raih 1 Emas.
- ^ a b Widakdo 2012, David Jacobs Juara di Slowakia.
- ^ Trinugroho 2012, Presiden SBY Dikalahkan.
- ^ Widakdo 2012, David Jacobs Juara di Italia.
- ^ Kompas 2012, Hanya Tiga Atlet.
- ^ The Jakarta Post 2012, Indonesia gets bronze.
- ^ Administrator. "Bulutangkis Dominasi AORI 2012 - Pikiran-Rakyat.com". www.pikiran-rakyat.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (5 February 2019). "Nomine Penerima Penghargaan Golden Award SIWO PWI Pusat 2019 Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ antaranews.com (13 December 2021). "Siwo PWI beri penghargaan pelaku olahraga pada Golden Award IV". Antara News. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Daftar Lengkap Nominasi dan Pemenang Indonesian Sport Awards 2018". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Jacobs, Peric-Rankovic receive ITTF awards". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "KONI beri penghargaan pelaku olahraga berprestasi". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- Bibliography
- "David Fokus ke London" [David Focused on London]. Kompas (in Indonesian). 20 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- "Hanya Tiga Atlet Berangkat ke London" [Only Three Athletes Going to London]. Kompas (in Indonesian). 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- "Indonesia Raih 1 Emas di Asian Paragames" [Indonesia Wins 1 Gold at Asian Para Games]. Kompas (in Indonesian). 20 December 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- "KONI accepts Yana's decision to quit sport". The Jakarta Post. 18 February 2000. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- "Menang Lagi Atas Singapura, Indonesia ke Semifinal" [Another Win Over Singapore, Indonesia to the Semifinals]. Kompas (in Indonesian). 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- Musthofid (11 November 2001). "RI secures one gold at SEATTA championship". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- Santi, Kartika (26 January 2012). "David M. Jacobs, Dari Sea Games ke Paralympic" [David M. Jacobs, From the Sea Games to the Paralympics]. Nova (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- "Indonesia gets bronze in Paralympics, breaking twenty years of drought". The Jakarta Post. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- Trinugroho A., Tomy (26 January 2012). "Presiden SBY Dikalahkan Atlet Difabel" [President Yudhoyono Defeated by Disabled Athlete]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- Widakdo, Gatot (26 March 2012). "David Jacobs Juara di Italia" [David Jacobs Wins in Italy]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- Widakdo, Gatot (2 June 2012). "David Jacobs Juara di Slowakia" [David Jacobs Wins in Slovakia]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
- 1977 births
- Indonesian male table tennis players
- Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic table tennis players of Indonesia
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in table tennis
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Indonesia
- Sportspeople from Makassar
- Living people
- Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in table tennis
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia
- Competitors at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games
- Indonesian table tennis coaches
- Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics