Tommy Urhaug (born 16 June 1980 in Bergen) is a Norwegian Paralympic para table tennis player.[1] He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won gold in men's singles class 5 table tennis.[3][4]

Tommy Urhaug
Personal information
NicknameTurhaug
Born (1980-06-16) 16 June 1980 (age 43)
Bergen, Norway
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Country Norway
SportPara table tennis
Disability classC5
ClubSTORD TTC
Coached byJan Bergersen
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Norway
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Singles class 5
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Singles class 4-5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Taipei Singles class 5
Gold medal – first place 2002 Taipei Teams class 5
Gold medal – first place 2006 Montreux Open singles standing
Gold medal – first place 2006 Montreux Teams class 5
Silver medal – second place 2010 Gwangju Singles class 5
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Beijing Singles class 5
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lasko Singles class 5
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Piestany Singles class 5
Gold medal – first place 1999 Piestany Teams class 5
Gold medal – first place 2001 Frankfurt Open singles
Gold medal – first place 2003 Zagreb Singles class 5
Gold medal – first place 2005 Gesolo Open singles standing
Gold medal – first place 2005 Gesolo Singles class 5
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kranjska Gora Singles class 4-5
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lignano Singles class 5
Gold medal – first place 2015 Vejle Singles class 5
Silver medal – second place 2003 Zagreb Open singles standing
Silver medal – second place 2003 Zagreb Teams class 5
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kranjska Gora Teams class 5
Silver medal – second place 2011 Split Singles class 5
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Frankfurt Singles class 5
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lasko Singles class 5

References edit

  1. ^ "Tommy Urhaug (in Norwegian)". Olympiatoppen. 20 January 2019.
  2. ^ "IPC bio". Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. ^ Aftenposten (Norwegian) Archived 5 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ San Francisco Chronicle, picture 22 shows Ningning Cao who he defeated

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