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Nickname | Cathy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 30 November 1956 67) [1] [2] | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Dewsbury, England, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Catherine "Cathy" Mitton (born 30 November 1956) [1] [2] is a former para table tennis player who represented Great Britain. [3] She has won team events with Sara Head and Lynne Riding. [4]
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.
Jochen Wollmert is a German Paralympic table tennis player.
Susan Fiona Bailey, is a British para table tennis player and primary school teacher. She has competed in six Paralympic Games and at the Commonwealth Games.
Maha Al-Bargouthi was a Jordanian para table tennis player who competed in five Paralympic Games and won three Paralympic medals. She was voted Jordan's top sportsperson in 2002.
Tahl Leibovitz is an American para table tennis player who has played in five Paralympic Games. His highest ranking is world no.2 in class 9 in July 2008 and is now currently ranked world no.3 in that class and world no.17 in men's standing classes.
Richard Csejtey is a Slovak para table tennis player who was born with cerebral palsy. He has competed in five consecutive Paralympic Games and has won multiple medals in both world and European para table tennis championships.
Neil Robinson is a retired para table tennis player from the United Kingdom. He participated in seven consecutive Paralympic Games and won team titles with Scott Robertson and James Rawson in both world and European championships.
Stéphane Molliens is a French para table tennis player who has won multiple European para table tennis championship team medals with Vincent Boury, Jean-François Ducay and Fabien Lamirault.
Kim Young-gun is a South Korean para table tennis player. He has participated in four Summer Paralympic Games and has won twelve titles in Asian Para Table Tennis Championships. He is coached by Kim Byoung-young.
Lin Yen-hung is a Taiwanese para table tennis player. He won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, and another silver at the 2016 Summer Paralympics at age 58.
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.
Hsiao Shu-chin is a Taiwanese para table tennis player. She won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics and a silver at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Lei Lina is a Chinese and Australian table tennis player who has a leg length difference of 6 cm. Lei has won ten medals in five Paralympic Games, including six gold and four silver medals. She won a gold medal and a silver medal after representing Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Choi Kyoung-sik is a South Korean para table tennis coach and former player. He has won five medals in three Paralympic Games.
Liu Meili is a Chinese retired para table tennis player. She has won gold medals at every Paralympic Games from 2000 to 2012, for a total of five gold medals, two silvers, and one bronze.
Jung Eun-chang is a South Korean retired para table tennis player. He won seven medals, including two golds, in four Paralympic Games from 2000 to 2012.
Kim Byoung-young is a South Korean para table tennis coach and former player. He took a gold medal at three consecutive Paralympic Games: 2000, 2004, and 2008, in addition to a silver medal in 2004.
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.
Just as the nation's heroic Olympians are returning home, a Paralympian from York is looking to keep the Team GB gold rush going. 51-year-old table tennis player Cathy Mitton will be competing in her third Paralympics, having won bronze medals at the 2000 and 2004 games.