Tommy Urhaug

Tommy Urhaug (born 16 June 1980 in Bergen) is a Norwegian Paralympic 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
Nickname(s)Turhaug
Born (1980-06-16) 16 June 1980
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 place2012 LondonSingles class 5
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingSingles class 4-5
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 TaipeiSingles class 5
Gold medal – first place2002 TaipeiTeams class 5
Gold medal – first place2006 MontreuxOpen singles standing
Gold medal – first place2006 MontreuxTeams class 5
Silver medal – second place2010 GwangjuSingles class 5
Bronze medal – third place2014 BeijingSingles class 5
Bronze medal – third place2018 LaskoSingles class 5
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1999 PiestanySingles class 5
Gold medal – first place1999 PiestanyTeams class 5
Gold medal – first place2001 FrankfurtOpen singles
Gold medal – first place2003 ZagrebSingles class 5
Gold medal – first place2005 GesoloOpen singles standing
Gold medal – first place2005 GesoloSingles class 5
Gold medal – first place2007 Kranjska GoraSingles class 4-5
Gold medal – first place2013 LignanoSingles class 5
Gold medal – first place2015 VejleSingles class 5
Silver medal – second place2003 ZagrebOpen singles standing
Silver medal – second place2003 ZagrebTeams class 5
Silver medal – second place2007 Kranjska GoraTeams class 5
Silver medal – second place2011 SplitSingles class 5
Bronze medal – third place2001 FrankfurtSingles class 5
Bronze medal – third place2017 LaskoSingles class 5

References
  1. "Tommy Urhaug (in Norwegian)". Olympiatoppen. 20 January 2019.
  2. IPC bio
  3. Aftenposten (Norwegian) Archived 2012-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. San Francisco Chronicle, picture 22 shows Ningning Cao who he defeated


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