Thu Kamkasomphou

Thu Françoise Kamkasomphou[4] (Lao: ທູ ຄຳຄະຊົມພູ, born 12 October 1968[5][6]) is a Laotian[7]-French para table tennis player. She has won eight Paralympic medals for France.[8]

Thu Kamkasomphou
Kamkasomphou at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameThu Françoise Kamkasomphou
NationalityLaos
France
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
2000 SydneySingles C9
2008 BeijingSingles C8
2012 LondonSingles C8
2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C8
2000 SydneyTeams C6–10
2004 AthensSingles C9
2004 AthensTeams C6–10
2008 BeijingTeams C6–10
World Championships
2010 GwangjuSingles C8
2006 MontreuxSingles C9
2018 LaskoSingles C8
2002 TaipeiSingles C9
2006 MontreuxTeams C9–10
2014 BeijingSingles C9
2014 BeijingTeams C6–8
European Championships
2001 FrankfurtOpen singles standing
2001 FrankfurtSingles C9
2003 ZagrebOpen singles standing
2003 ZagrebSingles C9
2005 JesoloSingles C9
2007 Kranjska GoraSingles C8
2007 Kranjska GoraTeams C8
2009 GenoaSingles C8
2009 GenoaTeams C6–8
2011 SplitSingles C8
2013 LignanoSingles C8
2013 LignanoTeams C6–8
2019 HelsingborgSingles C8
2001 FrankfurtTeams C10
2011 SplitTeams C8
2017 LaskoTeams C6–8
2003 ZagrebTeams C10
2005 JesoloOpen singles standing
2005 JesoloTeams C9–10
2007 Kranjska GoraOpen singles standing
2015 VejleSingles C8
2015 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.[7][9]

She has polyarteritis nodosa.[5]

References
  1. "Kamkasomphou Thu - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. "Kamkasomphou Thu". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Kamkasomphou Thu - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. "Thu Kamkasomphou - JORFSearch". jorfsearch.steinertriples.ch. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  5. "Kamkasomphou Thu". Handiamo! (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  7. "Un doublé pour les Bleus", Ouest France, 11 September 2008 Archived 25 May 2024 at archive.today
  8. "Thu Kamkasomphou". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. "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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