Name: Sean O'Neill
Sport: Table Tennis
DOB: 7/31/1967
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
High School: George C. Marshall
College: George Mason University
College Year: 1995
College Major: Management Information Systems
Team/Club: Paddle Palace Club
Coach(es): Patrick O'Neill, Chu Chai Chan, Monty Merchant, Nisse Sandberg, Irving Carlsson, Johan Damne, Chartchai Teekaveerakit
Olympic Experience
  • 2004 - 2012 Paralympic - Head Coach
  • 1992 Olympic Games
  • 1988 Olympic Games
World Championship Experience
  • 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 World Championships
  • World Cup - Singles, Doubles and Team
Other Career Highlights
  • 2018 USATT Para Developmental Coach of the Year
  • 2010 USATT Developmental Coach of the Year
  • 2007 USOC Doc Counsilman Science Award Winner
  • 2005 USATT National Coach of the Year
  • 1990 North American Singles Champion
  • 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995 Pan Am Games Team ( 2 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze)
  • Five-time USATT Male Athlete of the Year
  • Five-time U.S. Men’s Singles & Doubles Champion, and six-time U.S. Mixed Doubles Champion
  • Twenty-seven U.S. Olympic Sports Festival medals - 18 Golds
Personal: Worked for NBC Universal at the Olympic Games in 1988, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 as a color analyst for table tennis