Thu Kamkasomphou
Kamkasomphou at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameThu Françoise Kamkasomphou
NationalityLaos
France
Born (1968-10-12) 12 October 1968 (age 55)
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 place 2000 Sydney Singles C9
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Singles C8
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Singles C8
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C8
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Teams C6–10
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Singles C9
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Teams C6–10
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Teams C6–10
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Gwangju Singles C8
Silver medal – second place 2006 Montreux Singles C9
Silver medal – second place 2018 Lasko Singles C8
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Taipei Singles C9
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Montreux Teams C9–10
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Beijing Singles C9
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Beijing Teams C6–8
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Frankfurt Open singles standing
Gold medal – first place 2001 Frankfurt Singles C9
Gold medal – first place 2003 Zagreb Open singles standing
Gold medal – first place 2003 Zagreb Singles C9
Gold medal – first place 2005 Jesolo Singles C9
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kranjska Gora Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kranjska Gora Teams C8
Gold medal – first place 2009 Genoa Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2009 Genoa Teams C6–8
Gold medal – first place 2011 Split Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lignano Singles C8
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lignano Teams C6–8
Gold medal – first place 2019 Helsingborg Singles C8
Silver medal – second place 2001 Frankfurt Teams C10
Silver medal – second place 2011 Split Teams C8
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lasko Teams C6–8
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Zagreb Teams C10
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Jesolo Open singles standing
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Jesolo Teams C9–10
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kranjska Gora Open singles standing
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Vejle Singles C8
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Vejle Teams C6–8

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

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.[6][8]

She has polyarteritis nodosa.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Kamkasomphou Thu". Handiamo! (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Un doublé pour les Bleus", Ouest France, 11 September 2008 Archived 21 December 2010 at WebCite
  7. ^ "Thu Kamkasomphou". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  8. ^ "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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