Thu Kamkasomphou

Thu Kamkasomphou (Lao: ທູ ຄຳຄະຊົມພູ, born October 12, 1968[4]) is a Laotian[5]-French para table tennis player. She has won eight Paralympic medals for France.[6]

Thu Kamkasomphou
Kamkasomphou at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1968-10-12) October 12, 1968
Savannakhet, Laos[1]
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class8 (formerly 7 and 9)
Highest ranking1 (July 2007)[2]
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[3]

At the 2000 Summer Paralympics, she captured a gold medal in the class 9 event. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, she won a gold in the class 8 event by defeating Sweden's Josefin Abrahamsson, three sets to nil.[5][7]

She has polyarteritis nodosa.[4]

References

  1. "Kamkasomphou Thu". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  2. "Kamkasomphou Thu Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  3. "Kamkasomphou Thu". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. "Kamkasomphou Thu". Handiamo! (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  5. "Un doublé pour les Bleus", Ouest France, 11 September 2008 Archived 21 December 2010 at WebCite
  6. "Thu Kamkasomphou". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  7. "Thu Kamkasomphou claims title of Table Tennis Women's Individual Class 8" Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, official website of the Beijing Paralympic Games, 11 September 2008.
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