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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1954 Taranto, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Polisportiva Handicappati Firenze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alessandro Arcigli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Maria Nardelli (born 9 May 1954 in Taranto) is an Italian para table tennis player who has won three medals at the Summer Paralympics.
She is disabled for the effect of polio. [1] In November 2011, in Scandicci, she was awarded the "Notte del Pallone rosa - Premio Maria Nisticò" (4th Edition).
The 1964 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games and also known as Paralympic Tokyo 1964, were the second Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer Paralympics.
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.
Neslihan Kavas is a Turkish female para table tennis player of class 9 and Paralympian.
Tommy Urhaug is a Norwegian Paralympic para table tennis player. He is a two-time Paralympic champion and won the gold medal in the men's singles class 5 table tennis event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Urhaug is also a Paralympics bronze medallist, four-time world champion and nine-time European champion, with both individual and team titles. He is a seven-time Paralympian and made his Paralympics debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
Michela Brunelli is an Italian paralympic athlete who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's team – Class 1–3, winning a bronze medal.
Clara Podda is an Italian para table tennis player and para swimmer who has won two medals at the Summer Paralympics.
Valeria Zorzetto is an Italian para table tennis player who won a medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Martha Sandoval Gustafson is a Mexican-Canadian Paralympic medallist in table tennis, swimming, and athletics. As a Mexican Paralympian, Gustafson won a total of twelve medals, which includes three golds at the 1976 Summer Paralympics and two golds and the 1980 Summer Paralympics. After she moved to Canada in 1981, Gustafson won six golds and one silver at the 1984 Summer Paralympics for Canada. In 2020, Gustafson became part of the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame.
Liu Jing is a Chinese para table tennis player. She has won multiple gold medals in most para table tennis world championship tournaments. She has played with Li Qian and Xue Juan in the team events internationally. She has won eight gold medals at the Summer Paralympics.
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. He would win a gold medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in men's singles table tennis.
Cao Ningning is a Chinese para table tennis player. He won a gold and a silver at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
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.
Mao Jingdian is a Chinese para table tennis player.
Jung Young-a is a South Korean para table tennis player. She won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and two bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Wei Mei-hui is a Taiwanese retired para table tennis player. She has won three medals from the 2000 Summer Paralympics and 2004 Summer Paralympics.
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.
Yang Qian is a Chinese-Australian table tennis player who has only a right arm. Yang has won eight medals - four gold and four silver at Paralympic Games. In representing Australia, at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, she won a gold and silver medal and at the 2024 Paris Paralympics two gold medals.
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. Representing Australia, she won two gold meda, a silver and bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Maria Luiza Pereira Passos is a Brazilian retired para table tennis player who competed at international table tennis competitions. She formerly played in volleyball before being diagnosed with a malignant tumour in her bone marrow, requiring the use of a wheelchair. She is a five-time Parapan American Games medalist and has competed at the 1996, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics.
