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Born | Cologne, Germany | 15 January 1978|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Kuenzell, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Spinal cord injury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Rollstuhlclub Koeln | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Holger Nikelis (born 15 January 1978) [1] is a German table tennis player. He won a gold medal in the singles event and a bronze in the team event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. He also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He has also won other medals and championships in disabled table tennis. He was world number one in his category in September 2013. [2]
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.
Zhang Xiaoling is a Chinese retired para table tennis player who won 12 Paralympic medals from 1988 to 2008.
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 competed at her eight Paralympics in Paris.
Kelly van Zon is a Dutch table tennis player competing in both disabled and able-bodied competitions. She currently plays for Dutch club TTV SKF in Veenendaal. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's individual class 7, winning a gold medal, and in Women's team class 6–8, winning a silver medal.
Melissa Tapper is an Australian table tennis player. After competing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, she represented Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in elite non-Paralympic competition. In March 2016, she became the first Australian athlete to qualify for both the Summer Olympics and Summer Paralympics.
Jochen Wollmert is a German Paralympic table tennis player.
The Men's Singles 1 table tennis competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held from 18 to 21 September at the Galatsi Olympic Hall.
Ibrahim Al Husseini Hamadtou, also known as Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou, is an Egyptian Para table tennis Champion, winning several honors over the years, including the silver medals in the African Para table tennis Championships in 2011 and 2013.
Jane Karla Rodrigues Gögel is a Brazilian para archer and former para table tennis player who competed in five Paralympic Games from 2008 to 2024. She started her career in 2003.
Peter Rosenmeier is a Danish male para table tennis player, previous World Champion and current Paralympic Champion of his class (M6).
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.
Catherine "Cathy" Mitton is a former para table tennis player who represented Great Britain. She has won team events with Sara Head and Lynne Riding.
Stephanie "Steffi" Grebe is a German para table tennis player who was born without her left and right forearms, she is a right-handed player.
Ma Lin is a Chinese-Australian table tennis player who has only a left arm. He has won for gold, three silver and one bronze Paralympic medals in representing China and Australia over five games. He competed for Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Tajudeen Agunbiade is a Nigerian para table tennis player of class 9 and Paralympian.
Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi, also known as Femi Alabi, is a Nigerian para table tennis player and Paralympian.
Mao Jingdian is a Chinese para table tennis player.
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.
Monika Sikora-Weinmann is a German para table tennis player. She won gold at the Paralympics and World Championships several times.
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