Julien Soyer
Julien Soyer (born March 4, 1978) is a former para table tennis player from India who competed for France in international level events.[1] He contracted polio aged six months old and had his right leg amputated; he would wear a complete prosthetic when competing in table tennis events. After his retirement from sport, he works as a sports journalist.[2][3]
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Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 4 March 1978|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Polio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- "Julien Soyer - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 14 March 2020.
- "Rencontre avec Julien Soyer, ancien pongiste handisport et medaille aux Jeux Paralympiques (in French)". La Manufacture. 26 November 2019.
- "Paralympiques. Carnet de campagne olympique d'un envoye special (in French)". ouest-france.fr. 20 September 2012.
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