Thu Kamkasomphou

Thu Kamkasomphou
Kamkasomphou at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameThu Françoise Kamkasomphou
NationalityLaos
France
Born (1968-10-12) 12 October 1968
Savannakhet, Laos[1]
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[2]
Sport
SportTable tennis
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 place2000 SydneySingles C9
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingSingles C8
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonSingles C8
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles C8
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyTeams C6–10
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensSingles C9
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensTeams C6–10
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeams C6–10
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoSingles C8
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 GwangjuSingles C8
Silver medal – second place2006 MontreuxSingles C9
Silver medal – second place2018 LaškoSingles C8
Bronze medal – third place2002 TaipeiSingles C9
Bronze medal – third place2006 MontreuxTeams C9–10
Bronze medal – third place2014 BeijingSingles C9
Bronze medal – third place2014 BeijingTeams C6–8
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 FrankfurtOpen singles standing
Gold medal – first place2001 FrankfurtSingles C9
Gold medal – first place2003 ZagrebOpen singles standing
Gold medal – first place2003 ZagrebSingles C9
Gold medal – first place2005 JesoloSingles C9
Gold medal – first place2007 Kranjska GoraSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2007 Kranjska GoraTeams C8
Gold medal – first place2009 GenoaSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2009 GenoaTeams C6–8
Gold medal – first place2011 SplitSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2013 LignanoSingles C8
Gold medal – first place2013 LignanoTeams C6–8
Gold medal – first place2019 HelsingborgSingles C8
Silver medal – second place2001 FrankfurtTeams C10
Silver medal – second place2011 SplitTeams C8
Silver medal – second place2017 LaškoTeams C6–8
Bronze medal – third place2003 ZagrebTeams C10
Bronze medal – third place2005 JesoloOpen singles standing
Bronze medal – third place2005 JesoloTeams C9–10
Bronze medal – third place2007 Kranjska GoraOpen singles standing
Bronze medal – third place2015 VejleSingles C8
Bronze medal – third place2015 VejleTeams C6–8

Thu Françoise Kamkasomphou[4] (Lao: ທູ ຄຳຄະຊົມພູ, born 12 October 1968[5][6]) is a Laotian[7]-French para table tennis player. She has won eight Paralympic medals for France.[8]

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.[7][9]

She has polyarteritis nodosa.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Kamkasomphou Thu". Handiamo! (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  7. 1 2 "Un doublé pour les Bleus", Ouest France, 11 September 2008 Deprecated link archived 25 May 2024 at archive.today
  8. ↑ "Thu Kamkasomphou". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "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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