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. She currently plays for Dutch club TTV SKF in Veenendaal. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's individual class 7, winning a gold medal, and in Women's team class 6–8, winning a silver medal.[1]

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Zon, not Zon.
Kelly van Zon
Personal information
Nationality Netherlands
ResidenceDongen, Netherlands
Born (1987-09-15) 15 September 1987
Oosterhout, Netherlands
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st)
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehand, offensive
Equipment(s)TIBHAR
ClubTTV SKF, Veenendaal
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing the  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Singles class 7
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles class 7
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Singles class 7
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team class 6-8
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Singles class 6/7
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Gwangju Singles class 7
Silver medal – second place 2006 Montreux Singles class 6/7
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Genoa Singles class 6/7
Gold medal – first place 2011 Split Singles class 7
Silver medal – second place 2005 Liso di Jesolo Singles class 6/7
Silver medal – second place 2011 Split Team class 6/7
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kranjska Gora Singles 6/7
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Genoa Team class 6–8

General Interest

Van Zon began playing table tennis at the age of nine[2] 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.[3]

By winning the title at the 2011 European Championships in Split, Croatia, she qualified directly for the London 2012 Paralympics.[4] On this Paralympic Games, she won gold by defeating the Russian Yulia Ovsyannikova. In 2016, she prolonged her Paralympic title by winning the final and defeating the Turkish Kubra Korkut.[5]

Van Zon was strongly tipped for the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2][6]

Career records

Paralympic Games

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2008 Beijing, China: Women's Singles Class 6/7

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2012 London, England: Women's Singles Class 7

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Women's Singles Class 7

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2020 Tokyo, Japan: Women's Singles Class 7

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2020 Tokyo, Japan: Women's Team Class 6-8

World Championships

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2006 Montreux, Switzerland: Women's Singles Class 6/7

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2010 Gwangju, Korea: Women's Singles Class 7

European Championships

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2005 Liso di Jeolo, Italy: Women's Singles Class 6/7

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2007 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia: Women's Singles Class 6/7

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2009 European Championships, Genoa: Women's Singles Class 6/7

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2009 Genoa, Italy: Women's Team Class 6–8

1st place, gold medalist(s) 2011 European Championships, Split: Women's Singles Class 7[7]

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2011 Split, Croatia: Women's Team Class 6/7

References
  1. "Table Tennis van ZON Kelly - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. "Sport Week: Ones to watch for Para table tennis". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. http://ttv-bsm.nl/ Homepage TTV BSM (accessed 16-11-2011).
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Qualification criteria for the 2012 Paralympic Games (accessed 15-11-2011).
  5. "Dutch table tennis star Kelly van Zon ready for the unknown at Tokyo 2020". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  6. "Kelly van Zon guides Netherlands to final". International Table Tennis Federation. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  7. 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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