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Table Tennis At The 2012 Summer Paralympics
Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London took place from Thursday 30 August to Saturday 8 September 2012 at ExCeL Exhibition Centre. 276 athletes, 174 men and 102 women, competed in 29 events. Table tennis events have been held at the Paralympics since the first Games in Rome in 1960. Events Twenty-nine events were contested. The events were men's and women's team and individual competitions for the various disability classifications. Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events See also *Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics References {{Paralympic Games Table Tennis 2012 Summer Paralympics events 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a res ...
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ExCeL Exhibition Centre
ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the Custom House area of Newham, East London. It is situated on a site on the northern quay of the Royal Victoria Dock in London Docklands, located between Canary Wharf and London City Airport History The centre was designed by Moxley Architects and built by Sir Robert McAlpine. It opened in November 2000. In May 2008 it was acquired by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company. Phase II of development, which included building London's first International Convention Centre (ICC) and creating an "eastern arrival experience", was completed on 1 May 2010 with Phase 3 expected to be completed by 2023/24. In 2015, CentrEd at ExCeL was opened, which expanded the centre's facilities to incorporate training and meeting space near the western entrance of the venue overlooking Royal Victoria Dock. The Royal Victoria Dock closed to commercial traf ...
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Zhang Yan (table Tennis)
Zhang Yan (, born 25 July 1967) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He has won five medals from three Paralympic Games ( 2004, 2008, and 2012). As a child, Zhang displayed special talent in table tennis, and he was selected to the Zhengzhou youth team, living away from home, when he was just eight years old. When he was ten years old, he had an acute onset of rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints. It typically results in warm, swollen, and painful joints. Pain and stiffness often worsen following rest. Most commonly, the wrist and hands are invol ..., which slowly debilitated him. Personal life Zhang Yan is married to his national teammate Ren Guixiang. They have a daughter together. References External links * * 1967 births Living people Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer P ...
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Emil Andersson (table Tennis)
Emil Andersson (born 29 April 1993) is a Swedish male table tennis parasportist competing at singles (class 8) and team events (class 6-8). Andersson participated at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he won a bronze medal at the men's singles class 8. Andersson and Linus Karlsson won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ..., playing against the Ukrainian team at the men's team class 6-8 finals. References 1993 births Living people Paralympic table tennis players of Sweden Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Sweden Paralympic bronze medalists for Sweden Paralympic medalists in table tennis Table tennis p ...
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Richard Csejtey
Richard Csejtey (born 25 July 1979) is a Slovak para table tennis player who was born with cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, stiff muscles, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be problems with sens .... He has competed in five consecutive Paralympic Games and has won multiple medals in both world and European para table tennis championships. References External links * * * 1979 births Living people Slovak male table tennis players Paralympic table tennis players for Slovakia Paralympic silver medalists for Slovakia Paralympic bronze medalists for Slovakia Paralympic medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists ...
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Zhao Shuai (table Tennis)
Zhao Shuai (, born 28 November 1994) is a Chinese para table tennis player. He won the C8 singles at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, and defended his title four years later at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ... he won two gold medals. Personal life Zhao's left arm was amputated when he was four years old, following a car accident. References 1994 births Living people Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in table tennis Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Chinese male table tennis players Paralympic gold medalists for China Paralympic table tennis players for Chi ...
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Mykhaylo Popov
Mykhailo or Mykhaylo ( uk, Михайло) is a Ukrainian given name, equivalent to English Michael. Notable people with the name include: *Mykhaylo Berkos (1861–1919), Russian and Ukraine artist of Greek origin * Mykhailo Bolotskykh (born 1960), Ukrainian statesman and military serviceman, Colonel General (Civil Defense Service) *Mykhailo Brodskyy (born 1959), Ukrainian politician, leader of the Party of Free Democrats and businessman *Mykhaylo Chemberzhi, Ukrainian composer, teacher, scientist and statesman *Mykhaylo Chornyi (born 1933), Ukrainian Realist, Neo-Primitivist painter and graphic artist * Mykhaylo Denysov (born 1985), Ukrainian football player *Mykhailo Drahomanov (1841–1895), Ukrainian political theorist, economist, historian, philosopher, ethnographer and public figure in Kyiv *Mykhailo Dunets (born 1950), coach of Soviet Union and Ukraine *Mykhaylo Dyachuk-Stavytskyi (born 1989), professional Ukrainian football midfielder *Mykhaylo Fomenko (born 1948), current he ...
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Will Bayley
William John Bayley (born 17 January 1988) is a British professional Paralympic table tennis player, ranked world number 1. He is the 2016 Summer Paralympics Games gold medallist and the 2014 World Champion. From September 2019 Bayley participated in the seventeenth series of '' Strictly Come Dancing'', paired with professional dancer Janette Manrara. Personal life Bayley was born on 17 January 1988 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. He was born with arthrogryposis which affects all four of his limbs. At the age of seven he was diagnosed with cancer. During his recovery he began playing table tennis after his grandmother bought him his first table. Career At the age of 12 he joined the Byng Hall Table Tennis Club in Tunbridge Wells, and went on to represent Kent's able bodied men's team. From the age of 17 he has lived and trained full-time at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. He represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China ...
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Jochen Wollmert
Jochen Wollmert (born 22 November 1964) is a German Paralympic table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ... player. He won his first individual Paralympic medal, a bronze, at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. Since then he has won individual gold at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Paralympics, along with other Paralympic medals and team golds. He won his third gold medal at the age of 47 at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. References External links * * 1964 births Living people German male table tennis players Paralympic table tennis players for Germany Paralympic medalists in table tennis Paralympic gold medalists for Germany Paralympic silver medalists for Germany Paralympic bronze medalists for Germany Table tennis players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics ...
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Peter Rosenmeier
Peter Rosenmeier (born 23 March 1984) is a Danes, Danish male table tennis player, previous World Champion and current Paralympic Champion of his class (M6). Rosenmeier has participated at all Summer Paralympics since the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where he won a bronze medal. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing he won a gold medal, at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London a bronze medal, and at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro a gold medal. References External links Profile at paralympic.dk
1984 births Living people People from Hadsund Paralympic table tennis players for Denmark Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Denmark Paralympic silver medalists for Denmark Paralympic bronze medalists for Denmark Paralympic medalists in table tennis Danish m ...
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Álvaro Valera
Alvaro Valera Muñoz-Vargas (born 16 October 1986 in Seville) table tennis player from Spain. Personal In 2012, he lived in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and .... In 2013, he was awarded the silver Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo. Table tennis He played table tennis at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics. He won a gold medal in Sydney in 2000, the only gold medal in table tennis in Spanish Paralympic history. In 2008, he finished third in the Class 7 men's singles. In London 2012, he finished second in the Class 6 men's singles and in the team class 6–8 event. References External links * 1982 births Living people Spanish male table tennis players Paralympic table tennis players for Spain Paralympic medalists in table t ...
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Rungroj Thainiyom
Rungroj Thainiyom ( th, รุ่งโรจน์ ไทยนิยม, , born 16 December 1986) is a para table tennis player from Thailand. Career He has won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. He was the first Thai to win a Paralympic gold medal in table tennis. Personal life He has muscular dystrophy. References Living people Paralympic medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 1986 births Rungroj Thainiyom Rungroj Thainiyom People with muscular dystrophy Rungroj Thainiyom Rungroj Thainiyom Rungroj Thainiyom FESPIC Games competitors Rungroj Thainiyom Rungroj Thainiyom Rungroj Thainiyo ...
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Jung Eun-Chang
Jung Eun-chang (, born 17 August 1969) is a South Korean retired para table tennis Para table tennis is a parasports which follows the rules set by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The usual table tennis rules are in effect with slight modifications for wheelchair athletes. Athletes from disability groups can ... player. He won seven medals, including two golds, in four Paralympic Games from 2000 to 2012. He suffered a debilitating back injury during required military service in 1991. He started playing table tennis in 1992. References External links * * 1969 births Living people Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Par ...
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