Rungroj Thainiyom
Appearance
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Nickname(s) | Rung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bangkok,[1] Thailand | 16 December 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 2 (January 2012)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 3 (February 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rungroj Thainiyom (Thai: รุ่งโรจน์ ไทยนิยม, RTGS: Rungrot Thainiyom, born 16 December 1986[4]) is a para table tennis player from Thailand. 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]
He has muscular dystrophy.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "IPTTC Profile - Thainiyom Rungroj". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Thainiyom Rungroj". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Thainiyom Rungroj Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "Entry List by Event" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Rungroj Thainiyom". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ a b Wiriyanupappong, Preechachan (2012-09-03). "I fulfilled a 10-year dream, says golden Rungroj". The Nation. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
Categories:
- Living people
- Paralympic medalists in table tennis
- Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- 1986 births
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Thailand
- Paralympic gold medalists for Thailand
- People with muscular dystrophy
- Sportspeople from Bangkok
- Thai table tennis players
- Paralympic table tennis players of Thailand
- Paralympic medalist stubs