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| Country | Moldova | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||
| Disability class | C8 | |||||||||||||
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Vladimir Polkanov is a Moldovan para table tennis player. He represented Moldova at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States and he won a bronze medal in the men's singles 8 event. [1] [2]
He also competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain as part of the Unified Team.
The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of eleven former constituent republics of the Soviet Union (excluding Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, and Lithuania) at the 1992 Winter Paralympics in Albertville and the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona. The IOC country code was EUN, after the French name, Équipe Unifiée.
Moldova, following its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, made its Paralympic Games début at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, where it sent a five-man delegation to compete in track and field, powerlifting and table tennis. The country has competed in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, with small delegations. It has never taken part in the Winter Paralympics.
Five male athletes from Moldova competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Nikolai Tchoumak earned a bronze medal in the men's 10,000m T12 and Vladimir Polkanov won a bronze medal in the men's singles 8 in table tennis.
European Para Table Tennis Championships are a biennial sport event for para table tennis players who represent a European country. It is one of the first regional para table tennis championships to be held. France have so far earned the most medals in these championships.
Tajudeen Agunbiade is a Nigerian para table tennis player of class 9 and Paralympian.
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.
Rungroj Thainiyom is a para table tennis player from Thailand. He has won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He was the first Thai to win a Paralympic gold medal in table tennis.
Gerhard Scharf is an Austrian Paralympic athlete and para table tennis player. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics he competed in athletics and at the Summer Paralympics of 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 he competed in individual and team para table tennis events. In total he won one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal at the Summer Paralympics, all in table tennis.
Mao Jingdian is a Chinese para table tennis player. She won the gold medal in the women's individual C8 event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and the same event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. She also represented China at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and won the gold medal in the women's individual C8 event.
Anurak Laowong is a Thai para table tennis player. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Yuttajak Glinbancheun is a Thai para table tennis player. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
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.
Zhao Ping is a Chinese para table tennis player. He won three medals at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Paralympics respectively.
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.
Kim Kyung-mook is a South Korean para table tennis player. He has medalled at every Paralympic Games from 1992 to 2016, for a total of four gold, three silver, and six bronze medals.
Croatia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Hong Kong competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Thomas Rau is a German Paralympic table tennis player. He won bronze in the Men's team class 6–7 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. He is a European champion and a World bronze medalist. He was born without a right arm and has missing fingers on his left hand.
Moldova sent a delegation to participate at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the Eastern European's country Seventh appearance in the Summer Paralympic Games since their debut twenty four years prior at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. Moldova sent six athletes to these Games, shot put thrower Oxana Spataur and Vladimir Butucea, powerlifter Larisa Marinenkova and Denis Raiul, Judo Player Oleg Creţul and Ion Basoc.
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