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Full name | Welder Camargo Knaf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Guarapuava, Brazil | 6 April 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Paraplegia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Welder Camargo Knaf (born 6 April 1981) is a Brazilian para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a triple Parapan American Games champion, triple Pan American champion and a Paralympic silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Paralympics with Luiz Algacir Silva. [1] [2] [3]
Renata Aparecida da Costa, commonly known as Renata Costa or Kóki, is a Brazilian football coach and former player, most recently an assistant coach with Iranduba. She represented the Brazil women's national football team at three editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup and three Olympic football tournaments.
Luis Algacir Vergílio da Silva was a Brazilian para table tennis player. His highest rank was world number six in January 2005 in sports category 3 and has won his table tennis titles with Welder Knaf.
Alain Pichon is a former French para table tennis player. He is a triple world champion, triple European champion and multi-medalist Paralympian.
Gu Gai is a former Chinese para table tennis player who was a triple Paralympic champion in team events, a double World champion in teams events and a four-time Asian champion in both team events. Gu won team event titles along with Zhang Bian and Zhou Ying.
Natalia Martyasheva or Natalya Martyasheva was a Russian para table tennis player who was born with cerebral palsy. She is a Paralympic champion in table tennis in 2008 and a triple European silver medalist.
Isabelle Lafaye Marziou is a French para table tennis player who plays in international level in both singles and team events. Lafaye is a four time Paralympic champion and World champion and is a seven time European champion in para table tennis. She is married to sports photographer Gaël Marziou.
Ingela Kristina Lundbäck is a Swedish para table tennis player. She won a silver medal and bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She won a silver medal in Team C4–5, at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Stéphanie Mariage is a retired French para table tennis player who is a double Paralympic champion and a five time European champion in both singles and team events.
Anurak Laowong is a Thai para table tennis player. He won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Florian Merrien is a French para table tennis player who is a double World champion, six time European champion, 20-time French national champion and triple Paralympic medalist. He has won team titles with Nicolas Savant-Aira, Gregory Rosec and Jean-Philippe Robin. He was paralysed aged 18 months after contracting a virus that affected his spinal cord.
Gilles de la Bourdonnaye is a French para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a triple Paralympic champion, triple World champion and thirteen time European champion. His right arm was amputated when he was three years old after an elevator accident.
François Sérignat is a retired French para table tennis player who competed at international level events. He has participated at three Paralympic Games, he is a triple European champion and a double World bronze medalist. He has played alongside Gilles de la Bourdonnaye and Olivier Chateigner.
Stanisław Frączyk is a retired Austrian-Polish para table tennis player. He is a triple Paralympic champion, a triple World champion, an eleven-time European champion and three time Polish national champion.
Maxime Thomas is a French para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a triple Paralympic bronze medalist, a World champion and six time European champion in team events. He is also a four-time World bronze medalist and double European champion in singles events.
Ivan Karabec is a Czech para table tennis player who competes in international elite events. He is a Paralympic champion, World champion and triple European champion. He was born with undeveloped left arm.
Andrea Zimmerer is a German retired para table tennis player who competed in international elite competitions. She is a double Paralympic medalist, double World medalist and a triple European champion.
Jennyfer Marques Parinos is a Brazilian para table tennis player who competes in international elite competitions. She is a Paralympic bronze medalist, double Parapan American Games silver medalist and a World champion. She has won numerous team event medals with Danielle Rauen and Bruna Costa Alexandre.
Israel Pereira Stroh is a Brazilian para table tennis player who competes in international elite competitions. He is a Paralympic silver medalist, Pan American champion and a Parapan American Games silver medalist and he was the first Brazilian player to win a medal in a singles event. He used to be a sports journalist who worked for Lance! before he started playing table tennis competitively.
Thomas Rau is a German para 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.
Aloísio Lima is a Brazilian para table tennis player who competes at international table tennis competitions. He is a Paralympic bronze medalist, World bronze medalist, two-time Parapan American Games champion and a two-time Pan American silver medalist.