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Philippe Saive is a male former international table tennis player from Belgium. [1]
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Philippe Saive is a male former international table tennis player from Belgium. [1]
He won a silver medal at the 2001 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Martin Bratanov, Marc Closset, Andras Podpinka, and Jean-Michel Saive (his brother) for Belgium. [2] [3] [4]
He competed in three Olympic Games in 1992, 1996, and 2000. [5]
He is the younger brother of retired professional table tennis player Jean-Michel Saive.
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