Rungroj Thainiyom

Rungroj Thainiyom
Personal information
Nickname(s)Rung
Born (1986-12-16) 16 December 1986
Bangkok,[1] Thailand
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip
Disability class6
Highest ranking2 (January 2012)[3]
Current ranking3 (February 2020)
Medal record
Men's para table tennis
Representing  Thailand
Paralympic Games
2012 London Singles C6
2024 Paris Singles C6
2024 Paris Doubles MD14
2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles C6
2020 Tokyo Singles C6
World Championships
2017 Bratislava Teams C7
2014 Beijing Singles C6
2018 Laško Singles C6
Asian Para Games
2018 Jakarta Singles C6
2018 Jakarta Doubles C6–7
2022 Hangzhou Singles C6
2010 Guangzhou Singles C6–7
2014 Incheon Singles C6
2014 Incheon Teams C6–7
FESPIC Games
2006 Kuala Lumpur Singles C6
Asian Championships
2005 Kuala Lumpur Singles C6
2007 Seoul Singles C6
2009 Amman Singles C6
2015 Amman Singles C6
2019 Taichung Singles C6
2009 Amman Teams C6–7
2013 Beijing Singles C6
2015 Amman Teams C6–7
2013 Beijing Teams C6–7
2019 Taichung Teams C6–7

Rungroj Thainiyom (Thai: รุ่งโรจน์ ไทยนิยม, RTGS: Rungrot Thainiyom, born 16 December 1986[4]) is a para table tennis player from Thailand.

Career

He has won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1][5] He was the first Thai to win a Paralympic gold medal in table tennis.[6]

Personal life

He has muscular dystrophy.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Thainiyom Rungroj". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Thainiyom Rungroj". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Thainiyom Rungroj - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  4. ^ "Entry List by Event" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Rungroj Thainiyom". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  6. ^ a b Wiriyanupappong, Preechachan (2012-09-03). "I fulfilled a 10-year dream, says golden Rungroj". The Nation. Retrieved 2019-12-13.


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