Melissa Middleton

Hometown: Cumming, Georgia
INAS Sport: Table Tennis
Coach: Ed Speas

Melissa is an outstanding table tennis player who is emerging on the international competitive scene. She is a strong contender for one of only six Paralympic table tennis slots available to players around the world. To do so Melissa will have to beat out all other female table tennis players in the Americas Region (North and South America).

Melissa was chosen by US Paralympics to compete in the table tennis tournament at the Para PanAmerican Games in Guadalajara, Mexico in November, 2011.

View Melissa’s profile on the USA Table Tennis ParaPan Team Page.

News Coverage

Melissa Middleton Named to USA Para Pan Am Team

Athletes Without Limits Melissa Middleton of Cumming, Georgia has been selected to join the US Paralympic / USA Table Tennis (USATT) Para Pan Am Team at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, November 13-18th, 2011. She is the first US athlete to compete in Table Tennis Class 11 (intellectual disability) in over a decade following the Paralympic re-inclusion vote in 2009. The announcement is posted on the TeamUSA website along with Melissa’s Profile. After having met the requirements established in the selection...

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