Sarah Hanffou (born 8 October 1986, in

Roubaix Roubaix ( or ; nl, Robaais; vls, Roboais) is a city in northern France, located in the Lille metropolitan area on the Belgian border. It is a historically mono-industrial commune in the Nord department, which grew rapidly in the 19th century ...

, France) is a Cameroonian

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player. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles. She beat Tvin Moumjoghlian in the preliminary round, before losing 4 - 1 to Xian Yi Fang in the first round proper. In November 2015, Hanffou received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development, in recognition of her community service efforts and work with youth. Since 2018, she also counts among the ITTF Foundation ambassadors to help raise awareness of social issues, and use her talent and status to bring about positive social changes. She qualified to represent Cameroon at the

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Cameroonian table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for Cameroon 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Roubaix Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 20th-century Cameroonian women 21st-century Cameroonian women African Games silver medalists for Cameroon African Games medalists in table tennis Competitors at the 2019 African Games Competitors at the 2023 African Games {{tabletennis-bio-stub