Rungroj Thainiyom
Thai para table tennis player
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Nickname(s) | Rung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-12-16) 16 December 1986 (age 37) Bangkok,[1] Thailand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing style | Left-handed shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 2 (January 2012)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 3 (February 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
- ^ a b c "Thainiyom Rungroj - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Thainiyom Rungroj". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Thainiyom Rungroj - ranking history". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. 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.
External links
- Rungroj Thainiyom at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Rungroj Thainiyom at the International Paralympic Committee
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Prawat Wahoram (7 titles)
Supachai Koysub (4 titles)
Ampai Sualuang
Prasitdhi Thongchuen
Sopa Intasen
Somchai Doungkaew
Pichet Krungget (2 titles)
Rawat Tana (2 titles)
Saysunee Jana (2 titles)
Pattaya Tadtong (3 titles)
Mongkol Jitsa-Ngiem
Watcharaphon Vongsa (4 titles)
Witsanu Huadpradit (2 titles)
Rungroj Thainiyom
Pongsakorn Paeyo (5 titles)
Subin Tipmanee (2 titles)
Worawut Saengampa (2 titles)
Athiwat Paeng-nuea
![Silver](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Silver_medal.svg/16px-Silver_medal.svg.png)
Sakul Kumtan
Sopa Intasen (3 titles)
Ampai Sualuang
Prasitdhi Thongchuen
Supachai Koysub (4 titles)
Somkhoun Anon
Somchai Doungkaew (3 titles)
Wasana Karpmaichan
Prawat Wahoram (8 titles)
Thongsa Marasri
Ratana Techamaneewat
Sakhorn Khanthasit
Saichon Konjen (7 titles)
Pichet Krungget (2 titles)
Hanreuchai Netsiri
Pongsakorn Paeyo (2 titles)
Rawat Tana
Worawut Saengampa
Saysunee Jana
Athiwat Paeng-nuea
Pornchok Larpyen
Watcharaphon Vongsa
Sujirat Pookkham
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Boochit Aungkulanavin
Prasopchoke Klunngern
Panom Lagsanaprim (2 titles)
Thongsa Marasri
Saifon Kaewsri
Pichet Krungget
Rawat Tana
Pattaya Tadtong
Sanit Songnork
Saysunee Jana (3 titles)
Supachai Koysub
Peth Rungsri
Saichon Konjen (5 titles)
Prawat Wahoram
Narong Kasanun
Samkhoun Anon
Pichaya Kunrattanasiri
Pornchok Larpyen (2 titles)
Chaloemphon Tanbut
Nuanchan Phonsila
Rungroj Thainiyom (2 titles)
Anurak Laowong (2 titles)
Yuttajak Glinbancheun (2 titles)
Putharet Khongrak (2 titles)
Thirayu Chueawong
Khwansuda Phuangkitcha
Sujirat Pookkham
Amnouy Wetwithan
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