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Nickname | Tom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Meulan-en-Yvelines, France | 29 May 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Achondroplasia, hyperlordosis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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