Priscila Tommy

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Priscila Tommy
Personal information
Born (1991-05-23) 23 May 1991 (age 33)
Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Sport Table Tennis
Medal record
South Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Apia women's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Apia women's singles

Priscila Tommy (born 23 May 1991 [1] ) is a ni-Vanuatu table tennis player.

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She won gold in both the women's singles and team events at the 2007 South Pacific Games. [2]

Tommy represented Vanuatu at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was her country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. [3] She faced Slovakia's Eva Odorova, ranked 762 places above her, in her opening game, [4] and lost in straight sets. [5]

Tommy was selected to represent Vanuatu at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. [6]

Tommy won a gold medal at the 2019 Pacific Games.

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References

  1. Biography Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine on the official website of the 2006 Commonwealth Games
  2. "Priscila Tommy in Roger Federer’s Footsteps?" Archived 12 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine , official ITTF website
  3. "Priscila Tommy in Roger Federer’s Footsteps?" Archived 12 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine , official ITTF website
  4. "Table Tennis-Olympian from the land of four tables", Reuters, 16 August 2008
  5. "Vanuatu's Priscilla Tommy loses table tennis bid" Archived 11 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Radio Australia, 18 August 2008
  6. "Vanuatu's Priscilla Tommy loses table tennis bid" Archived 11 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Radio Australia, 18 August 2008
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