Kelly van Zon

Kelly van Zon (born 15 September 1987 in Oosterhout, Netherlands) is a Dutch table tennis player competing in both disabled and able-bodied competitions.[1] She currently plays for Dutch club TTV SKF in Veenendaal.

Kelly van Zon
Personal information
Nationality Netherlands
ResidenceDongen, Netherlands
Born (1987-09-15) 15 September 1987
Oosterhout, Netherlands
Playing styleShakehand, offensive
Equipment(s)TIBHAR
ClubTTV SKF, Veenendaal
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)

General Interest

Van Zon began playing table tennis at the age of nine at TTV BSM Dongen. She made her international debut at the 2002 Malmö Open in Sweden. Due to a functional disability of her left hip and leg she competes in Class 7 competitions. Besides competing at a top level in table tennis, she studies Marketing and Communication at Johan Cruijff College in Nijmegen, which allows her to successfully combine sport and studies. Van Zon's old club in Dongen named their practice hall after her, the Kelly Van Zon Sportszaal.[2]

By winning the title at the 2011 European Championships in Split, Croatia, she qualified directly for the London 2012 Paralympics.[3] On this Paralympic Games, she won gold by defeating Yulia Ovsyannikova (Russia). In 2016, she prolonged her Paralympic title by winning the final and defeating Kubra Korkut (Turkey).

Career records

Paralympic Games

2008 Beijing, China: Women's Singles Class 6/7

2012 London, England: Women's Singles Class 7

2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Women's Singles Class 7

World Championships

2006 Montreux, Switzerland: Women's Singles Class 6/7

2010 Gwangju, Korea: Women's Singles Class 7

European Championships

2005 Liso di Jeolo, Italy: Women's Singles Class 6/7

2007 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia: Women's Singles Class 6/7

2009 European Championships, Genoa: Women's Singles Class 6/7

2009 Genoa, Italy: Women's Team Class 6–8

2011 European Championships, Split: Women's Singles Class 7[4]

2011 Split, Croatia: Women's Team Class 6/7

References
  1. http://kellyvanzon.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106&Itemid=164
  2. http://ttv-bsm.nl/ Homepage TTV BSM (accessed 16-11-2011).
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2011-12-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Qualification criteria for the 2012 Paralympic Games (accessed 15-11-2011).
  4. http://www.ipttc.org/players/women/kelly_van_zon/index.htm ITTF Para Table Tenis – Kelly Van Zon (accessed 14-11-2011).
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