Jean-Philippe Gatien (, born 16 October 1968 in
Alès,
France
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) is a retired French
table tennis
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player.
He competed at four Olympics from 1988 to 2000, winning silver in the singles at the
1992 Barcelona Olympics
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and bronze in doubles (with
Patrick Chila
Patrick Antoine Edouard Chila (born 27 November 1969 in Ris-Orangis, Essonne) is a French table tennis player who has competed at five Olympics from 1992 to 2008.
He won a bronze medal with Jean-Philippe Gatien in doubles at the 2000 Olympics. H ...
) at the
2000 Sydney Olympics
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. He won the
World Table Tennis Championships
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in 1993, the
Table Tennis World Cup
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in 1994, and was 13-time "champion de France".
A left-handed player, his offensive style featured a superb forehand smash.
He also won three
English Open
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titles.
Following numerous injuries, Gatien retired on May 15, 2004. Having made his debut with French club AS Salindres, he made his final public appearance there in an exhibition match with
Patrick Chila
Patrick Antoine Edouard Chila (born 27 November 1969 in Ris-Orangis, Essonne) is a French table tennis player who has competed at five Olympics from 1992 to 2008.
He won a bronze medal with Jean-Philippe Gatien in doubles at the 2000 Olympics. H ...
, June 2006. His long list of victories make him the greatest French table tennis player of all time.
See also
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List of table tennis players
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List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
Results of individual events
The tables below are medalists of individual events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed).
Men's singles
Medal table
Women's singles
The champion of women's singles in 1937 was declared ...
References
External links
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1968 births
French male table tennis players
Living people
Olympic bronze medalists for France
Olympic medalists in table tennis
Olympic silver medalists for France
Olympic table tennis players of France
Table tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Table tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Table tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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