Florian Merrien
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Nickname | Chick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mont-Saint-Aignan, France | 21 November 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Spinal cord injury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jérôme Humbert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Florian Merrien (born 21 November 1984) is a French para table tennis player who is a double World champion, six time European champion, 20-time French national champion and triple Paralympic medalist. He has won team titles with Nicolas Savant-Aira, Gregory Rosec and Jean-Philippe Robin. He was paralysed aged 18 months after contracting a virus that affected his spinal cord.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ "Florian Merrien - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Disability Awareness: Florian Merrien at service (in French)". Seine Maritime. 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Florian Merrien - France Paralympique Profile (in French)". France Paralympique. 29 February 2020.
External links
- Florian Merrien at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Florian Merrien at the International Paralympic Committee
- Florian Merrien at Équipe de France (in French)
- Florian Merrien at France Paralympique (in French)
- Official website (in French)
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