URHAUG Tommy

16 Jun 1980
41
Male
5
BERGEN
 
Norway
MANGER
 
Norway

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TTE Table Tennis Men's Singles - Class 5 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 7
ARG
DEPERGOLA MDEPERGOLA Mauro
 Sport Class: 5
0
NOR
URHAUG TURHAUG Tommy
 Sport Class: 5
3
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 5
SRB
PALIKUCA MPALIKUCA Mitar
 Sport Class: 5
3
NOR
URHAUG TURHAUG Tommy
 Sport Class: 5
2
Finished
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 8
NOR
URHAUG TURHAUG Tommy
 Sport Class: 5
2
GBR
HUNTER SPIVEY JHUNTER SPIVEY Jack
 Sport Class: 5
3
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1Singles - Class 52012London, GBR
3Singles - Classes 4-52008Beijing, CHN
4Singles - Class 52016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
4Team - Class 4-52008Beijing, CHN
5Singles - Class 52004Athens, GRE
5Team - Class 52004Athens, GRE
5Singles - Class 52000Sydney, NSW, AUS
5Team - Class 52000Sydney, NSW, AUS
World Championships
1Men's Open Wheelchair2006Montreux, SUI
1Team - Class 52006Montreux, SUI
1Singles - Class 52002Taipei, TPE
1Team - Class 52002Taipei, TPE
2Singles - Class 52010Gwangju, KOR
3Singles - Class 52018Lasko, SLO
3Singles - Class 52014Beijing, CHN
3Singles - Class 52006Montreux, SUI
9Men's Open Wheelchair2010Gwangju, KOR
European Championships
3Singles - Class 52019Helsingborg, SWE
3Team - Class 52019Helsingborg, SWE
3Singles - Class 52017Lasko, SLO
5Team - Class 52017Lasko, SLO
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Turhaug (Athlete, 12 May 2016)
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Music, fishing, handcycling, boats. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Athlete
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Occupational Therapy - University of Bergen, Norway
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Wife Gunn, daughters Oyvor and Solveig
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English, Norwegian
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Stord BTK [NOR] / RSG Koblenz [GER]
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Jan Bergersen [national]; Aleksey Yefremov [personal]
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Right (tommyurhaug.com, 21 May 2012)
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1999 for Norway, in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (Athlete, 12 May 2016)
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He took up the sport in 1994 at age 14 at school in Norway. (Athlete, 12 May 2016, 22 Aug 2021)
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His father inspired him. (Athlete, 12 May 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (nordhordland.no, 26 Mar 2017)
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Winning gold in the men's class 5 singles event at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen. (Athlete, 12 May 2016)
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His father, and coach Jan Bergersen. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)
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He was named Male Para Athlete of the Year for 2006, 2007, 2012 and 2015 at the Norwegian Sports Gala. (strilen.no, 25 Jul 2013; nrk.no, 06 Jan 2007, 13 Nov 2008, 12 Jan 2013; langrenn.com, 09 Jan 2016)

He was named Person of the Decade from 2000-2010 in Nordhordland, Norway. (invacare.no, 2020)
Legend
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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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