Thu Kamkasomphou

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

Thu Kamkasomphou
Kamkasomphou at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born	October 12, 1968 Savannakhet, Laos[1]
Playing style	Right-handed shakehand grip
Disability class	8 (formerly 7 and 9)
Highest ranking	1 (July 2007)[2]
Current ranking	2 (February 2020)
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)[3]
Medal record Women's para table tennis Representing  France Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Singles C9 2008 Beijing Singles C8 2012 London Singles C8 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C8 2000 Sydney Teams C6–10 2004 Athens Singles C9 2004 Athens Teams C6–10 2008 Beijing Teams C6–10 World Championships 2010 Gwangju Singles C8 2006 Montreux Singles C9 2018 Lasko Singles C8 2002 Taipei Singles C9 2006 Montreux Teams C9–10 2014 Beijing Singles C9 2014 Beijing Teams C6–8 European Championships 2001 Frankfurt Open singles standing 2001 Frankfurt Singles C9 2003 Zagreb Open singles standing 2003 Zagreb Singles C9 2005 Jesolo Singles C9 2007 Kranjska Gora Singles C8 2007 Kranjska Gora Teams C8 2009 Genoa Singles C8 2009 Genoa Teams C6–8 2011 Split Singles C8 2013 Lignano Singles C8 2013 Lignano Teams C6–8 2019 Helsingborg Singles C8 2001 Frankfurt Teams C10 2011 Split Teams C8 2017 Lasko Teams C6–8 2003 Zagreb Teams C10 2005 Jesolo Open singles standing 2005 Jesolo Teams C9–10 2007 Kranjska Gora Open singles standing 2015 Vejle Singles C8 2015 Vejle Teams C6–8

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.[5][7]

She has polyarteritis nodosa.[4]

References

1. "Kamkasomphou Thu". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
2. "Kamkasomphou Thu Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
3. "Kamkasomphou Thu". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
4. "Kamkasomphou Thu". Handiamo! (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-13.
5. "Un doublé pour les Bleus", Ouest France, 11 September 2008 Archived 21 December 2010 at WebCite
6. "Thu Kamkasomphou". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
7. "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.