Priscila Tommy

Priscila Tommy (born 23 May 1991[1]) is a ni-Vanuatu table tennis player.

Priscila Tommy
Personal information
Born (1991-05-23) 23 May 1991
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Country Vanuatu
SportTable Tennis
Medal record
South Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Apia women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Apia women's singles

She won gold in both the women's singles and team events at the 2007 South Pacific Games.[2]

Tommy represented Vanuatu at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was her country's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[3] She faced Slovakia's Eva Odorova, ranked 762 places above her, in her opening game,[4] and lost in straight sets.[5]

Tommy was selected to represent Vanuatu at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[6]

References
  1. Biography Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine on the official website of the 2006 Commonwealth Games
  2. "Priscila Tommy in Roger Federer’s Footsteps?" Archived 12 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, official ITTF website
  3. "Priscila Tommy in Roger Federer’s Footsteps?" Archived 12 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, official ITTF website
  4. "Table Tennis-Olympian from the land of four tables", Reuters, 16 August 2008
  5. "Vanuatu's Priscilla Tommy loses table tennis bid" Archived 11 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Australia, 18 August 2008
  6. "Vanuatu's Priscilla Tommy loses table tennis bid" Archived 11 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Radio Australia, 18 August 2008


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