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Born | Vire, France | 17 April 1964||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Caen, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alain Pichon (born 17 April 1964) [1] is a former French para table tennis player. [2] He is a triple world champion, triple European champion and multi-medalist Paralympian. [3]
Natalia Dorota Partyka is a Polish para table tennis player. Born without a right hand and forearm, she participates in competitions for able-bodied athletes as well as in competitions for athletes with disabilities. Partyka reached the last 32 of the London 2012 Olympic women's table tennis.
Thu Françoise Kamkasomphou is a Laotian-French para table tennis player. She has won eight Paralympic medals for France.
Lisa Daniela "Danni" Di Toro is an Australian wheelchair tennis and para table tennis player. Di Toro was the 2010 French Open doubles champion and has also been the Masters double champion. In singles, Di Toro is the former world number one and two time masters finalist. In 2015, she moved to para-table tennis and represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, where she was team captain with Kurt Fearnley. At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, her seventh Paralympics, she was the team captain and Opening Ceremony flag bearer with Ryley Batt. She has been selected to compete at her eight Paralympics in Paris.
Marc Philippe Ledoux is a Belgian Paralympic table tennis player with cerebral palsy. His father, Alain Ledoux, also competed in Paralympic table tennis. Marc Ledoux has won two medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. He has won two European titles and also won silver and bronze medals in team events with Mathieu Loicq and Nico Vergeylen.
Peter Rosenmeier is a Danish male para table tennis player, previous World Champion and current Paralympic Champion of his class (M6).
European Para Table Tennis Championships are a biennial sport event for para table tennis players who represent a European country. It is one of the first regional para table tennis championships to be held. France have so far earned the most medals in these championships.
Gu Gai is a former Chinese para table tennis player who was a triple Paralympic champion in team events, a double World champion in teams events and a four-time Asian champion in both team events. Gu won team event titles along with Zhang Bian and Zhou Ying.
Isabelle Lafaye Marziou is a French para table tennis player who plays in international level in both singles and team events. Lafaye is a four time Paralympic champion and World champion and is a seven time European champion in para table tennis. She is married to sports photographer Gaël Marziou.
Stéphanie Mariage is a retired French para table tennis player who is a double Paralympic champion and a five time European champion in both singles and team events.
Florian Merrien is a French para table tennis player who is a double World champion, six time European champion, 20-time French national champion and triple Paralympic medalist. He has won team titles with Nicolas Savant-Aira, Gregory Rosec and Jean-Philippe Robin. He was paralysed aged 18 months after contracting a virus that affected his spinal cord.
Michel Schaller is a retired French para table tennis player who competed in international level events. He stopped competing in international events and played in national competitions until he finally retired in 2014. He won multiple medals in team events along with Stéphane Messi, Alain Pichon and Julien Soyer.
Gilles de la Bourdonnaye is a French para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a triple Paralympic champion, triple World champion and thirteen time European champion. His right arm was amputated when he was three years old after an elevator accident.
François Sérignat is a retired French para table tennis player who competed at international level events. He has participated at three Paralympic Games, he is a triple European champion and a double World bronze medalist. He has played alongside Gilles de la Bourdonnaye and Olivier Chateigner.
Stanisław Frączyk is a retired Austrian-Polish para table tennis player. He is a triple Paralympic champion, a triple World champion, an eleven-time European champion and three time Polish national champion.
Stéphane Messi is a French para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a Paralympic champion, a five-time World medalist and a European champion. He has won medals in team events alongside Michel Schaller, François Sérignat and Alain Pichon.
Welder Camargo Knaf is a Brazilian para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a triple Parapan American Games champion, triple Pan American champion and a Paralympic silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Paralympics with Luiz Algacir Silva.
Maxime Thomas is a French para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a triple Paralympic bronze medalist, a World champion and six time European champion in team events. He is also a four-time World bronze medalist and double European champion in singles events.
Ivan Karabec is a Czech para table tennis player who competes in international elite events. He is a Paralympic champion, World champion and triple European champion. He was born with undeveloped left arm.
Marcin Skrzynecki is a Polish para table tennis player who competes at international table tennis competitions. He is a Paralympic and World champion and a double European champion in men's teams events. He has won his titles and medals with Piotr Grudzień.
Monika Sikora-Weinmann is a German para table tennis player. She won gold at the Paralympics and World Championships several times.