Thu Kamkasomphou
| Thu Kamkasomphou | |
|---|---|
 Kamkasomphou at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 12, 1968 Savannakhet, Laos[1] |
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip |
| Disability class | 8 (formerly 7 and 9) |
| Highest ranking | 1 (July 2007)[2] |
| Current ranking | 2 (February 2020) |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb)[3] |
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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]
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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Kamkasomphou Thu". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "Kamkasomphou Thu Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "Kamkasomphou Thu". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Kamkasomphou Thu". Handiamo! (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Un doublé pour les Bleus", Ouest France, 11 September 2008 Archived 21 December 2010 at WebCite
- ^ "Thu Kamkasomphou". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- Thu Kamkasomphou at the Comité Paralympique et Sportif Français (in French)
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