KAMKASOMPHOU Thu

France
Table Tennis
12 Oct 1968
52
Female
8
SAVANNAKHET
 
Lao People's Democratic Republic
RENNES
 
France

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TTE Table Tennis Women's Team - Classes 6-8
FRA
France
 3 Bronze Medal
Women's Singles - Class 8 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
Women's Singles - Class 8 Group B
#2
NED
van HOOF Fvan HOOF Frederique
 Sport Class: 8
1
FRA
KAMKASOMPHOU TKAMKASOMPHOU Thu
 Sport Class: 8
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
Women's Singles - Class 8 Group B
#5
HUN
ARLOY ZARLOY Zsofia
 Sport Class: 8
2
FRA
KAMKASOMPHOU TKAMKASOMPHOU Thu
 Sport Class: 8
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 4
Women's Singles - Class 8 Semifinal 2
#15
CHN
HUANG WHUANG Wenjuan
 Sport Class: 8
3
FRA
KAMKASOMPHOU TKAMKASOMPHOU Thu
 Sport Class: 8
1
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 1
Women's Team - Classes 6-8 Quarterfinal 2
#2
KOR
Republic of Korea
0
FRA
France
2
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 2
Women's Team - Classes 6-8 Semifinal 1
#5
CHN
China
2
FRA
France
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1Singles - Class 82008Beijing, CHN
1Singles - Class 92000Sydney, NSW, AUS
2Singles - Class 82016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
2Singles - Class 82012London, GBR
3Team - Classes 6-102008Beijing, CHN
3Singles - Class 92004Athens, GRE
3Team - Classes 6-102004Athens, GRE
3Team - Classes 6-102000Sydney, NSW, AUS
4Team - Classes 6-102012London, GBR
5Team - Classes 6-102016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
1Singles - Class 82010Gwangju, KOR
2Singles - Class 82018Lasko, SLO
2Singles - Class 92006Montreux, SUI
3Singles - Class 82014Beijing, CHN
3Team - Classes 6-82014Beijing, CHN
3Team - Class 9-102006Montreux, SUI
3Singles - Class 92002Taipei, TPE
4Women's Open Standing2010Gwangju, KOR
4Team - Class 9-102010Gwangju, KOR
4Women's Open Standing2002Taipei, TPE
5Women's Open Standing2006Montreux, SUI
European Championships
1Singles - Class 82019Helsingborg, SWE
2Team - Classes 6-82017Lasko, SLO
5Team - Classes 6-82019Helsingborg, SWE
5Singles - Class 82017Lasko, SLO
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Listening to music. (Athlete, 30 May 2016)
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Communications Professional
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English, French, Lao
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Olympique Hyeres TPM [FRA] / Paris 13 TT [FRA]
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Left (ittf.com, 24 Oct 2011)
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1999 for France, in La Louviere, Belgium (Athlete, 30 May 2016)
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She took up the sport at age 12. (Classes Sportives Oise Facebook page, 04 Feb 2021)
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She liked the competition and strategy aspects of the sport. After her diagnosis she wanted to continue playing so she took up Para table tennis. (Classes Sportives Oise Facebook page, 04 Feb 2021; sans-filtre.fr, 14 Jun 2018)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Classes Sportives Oise Facebook page, 04 Feb 2021)
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She trains one hour every two days. She cannot remain standing for a long time due to her impairment. "I favour quality over quantity." (Classes Sportives Oise Facebook page, 04 Feb 2021; sans-filtre.fr, 14 Jun 2018)
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Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (Classes Sportives Oise Facebook page, 04 Feb 2021)
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"Always do the best, no regrets." (Athlete, 30 May 2016)

General Interest

Classification
TT8 (ipttc.org, 01 Apr 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 30 May 2016)

Impairment Details
At age 17 she was diagnosed with polyarteritis nodosa. The condition is characterised by the inflammation of blood vessels. (letelegramme.com, 19 Jun 2012; sans-filtre.fr, 14 Jun 2018)

General
DIAGNOSIS
When she was diagnosed with polyarteritis nodosa at age 17 doctors told her to give up sport. "At that time I did the only thing I could and carelessly decided to keep on playing. I continued with table tennis because it is my life. But it was clear that my dreams of representing France at the Olympic Games were over. I could no longer train for several hours a day, as I had to deal with this disease that medicine knew little about. It was probably the most difficult test of my life, accepting it." She says a turning point came when she saw a doctor in Paris, France, who was researching her condition. "It was a meeting that changed my life. She obviously didn't have a miraculous cure but she made my daily life easier. Some years later, the first doctor I saw in Rennes told me they had not taken my case seriously. It was thanks to all this context that I built up a strong character. I used to hide my illness. Now I love my life and I am happy with what I have accomplished and I am proud of my victories. But it is, above all, a victory for life over impairment." (sans-filtre.fr, 14 Jun 2018)

FROM LAOS TO FRANCE
Born in Laos, she moved with her family to Rennes, France, at age 10. (Classes Sportives Oise Facebook page, 04 Feb 2021; sans-filtre.fr, 14 Jun 2018)

OCCUPATION
He works as a communications officer for a French postal service company. (Facebook profile, 18 Mar 2021)

Legend
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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