Emmanuel Lebesson (born 24 April 1988) is a French

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player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the

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event, in which he was eliminated by

Adrian Crișan Adrian Crișan (born 7 May 1980) is a Romanian professional table tennis player who currently plays with SV Werder Bremen. He competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwis ...

, and as part of the French team in the men's team event. In October 2016 he won the men's singles title at the

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, defeating compatriot

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in the final.

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