Christophe Durand

Christophe Durand
Personal information
Nationality French
Born (1973-04-05) 5 April 1973
Décines-Charpieu
Sport
Country France
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Table tennis (class 4/5)
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney individual
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing individual
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens individual
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing individual

Christophe Durand (born 5 April 1973[1] in Décines-Charpieu) is a French table tennis player.

He won his first Paralympic medal, a gold, at the 2000 Summer Paralympic Games. At the 2004 Games, he won a bronze in the individual event, and another in the team event.[2] He represented France again at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, in class 4/5, and won gold by defeating South Korea's Jung Eun-Chang in five sets.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  2. ^ a b "La médaille d'or pour Christophe Durand", France 3, 11 September 2008 Archived September 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Un doublé pour les Bleus", Ouest France, 11 September 2008 Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine


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