Thu Kamkasomphou

Thu Kamkasomphou (Lao: ທູ ຄຳຄະຊົມພູ, born 12 October 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) 12 October 1968
Savannakhet, Laos[1]
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class8 (formerly 7 and 9)
Highest ranking1 (July 2007)[3]
Current ranking2 (February 2020)
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneySingles C9
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingSingles C8
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonSingles C8
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C8
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyTeams C6–10
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensSingles C9
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensTeams C6–10
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeams C6–10
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 GwangjuSingles C8
Silver medal – second place2006 MontreuxSingles C9
Silver medal – second place2018 LaskoSingles C8
Bronze medal – third place2002 TaipeiSingles C9
Bronze medal – third place2006 MontreuxTeams C9–10
Bronze medal – third place2014 BeijingSingles C9
Bronze medal – third place2014 BeijingTeams C6–8
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 FrankfurtOpen singles standing
Gold medal – first place2001 FrankfurtSingles C9
Gold medal – first place2003 ZagrebOpen singles standing
Gold medal – first place2003 ZagrebSingles C9
Gold medal – first place2005 JesoloSingles C9
Gold medal – first place2007 Kranjska GoraSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2007 Kranjska GoraTeams C8
Gold medal – first place2009 GenoaSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2009 GenoaTeams C6–8
Gold medal – first place2011 SplitSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2013 LignanoSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2013 LignanoTeams C6–8
Gold medal – first place2019 HelsingborgSingles C8
Silver medal – second place2001 FrankfurtTeams C10
Silver medal – second place2011 SplitTeams C8
Silver medal – second place2017 LaskoTeams C6–8
Bronze medal – third place2003 ZagrebTeams C10
Bronze medal – third place2005 JesoloOpen singles standing
Bronze medal – third place2005 JesoloTeams C9–10
Bronze medal – third place2007 Kranjska GoraOpen singles standing
Bronze medal – third place2015 VejleSingles C8
Bronze medal – third place2015 VejleTeams C6–8

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 - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. "Kamkasomphou Thu". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Kamkasomphou Thu - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. "Kamkasomphou Thu". Handiamo! (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. "Un doublé pour les Bleus", Ouest France, 11 September 2008 Archived 21 December 2010 at WebCite
  6. "Thu Kamkasomphou". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  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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