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Jogos Paralímpicos JOGOS PARALÍMPICOS Os Jogos Paralímpicos foram disputados pela primeira vez em 1960, na capital italiana, Roma. O tênis de mesa faz parte do evento desde a sua primeira edição. O Brasil conquistou sua primeira medalha em Pequim/2008. I JOGOS PARALÍMPICOS – 1960 - Roma – Itália CLASSE A MASCULINA - INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Tommy Taylor (Reino Unido) Prata – Domenico Castella (Itália) Bronze – M. Beck (Reino Unido) CLASSE B MASCULINA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Engelbert Rangger (Áustria) Prata – Francesco Scalzo (Itália) Bronze – Frederico Zarilli (Itália) CLASSE C MASCULINA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Giovanni Berghella (Itália) Prata – Azzopardi (Malta) Bronze – Frederico Zarilli (Itália) CLASSE A MASCULINA – DUPLAS Ouro – M.Beck e Tommy Taylor (Reino Unido) Prata – J.Jacobs e Van Aart (Holanda) Bronze – Paulhart e Schneider (Áustria) CLASSE B MASCULINA – DUPLAS Ouro – Giovanni Ferraris e Federico Zarilli (Itália) Prata – Brown e Moretti (Austrália) Bronze – Ronnie Foster e Phillips (Reino Unido) CLASSE C MASCULINA – DUPLAS Ouro – Franco Rossi e Aroldo Ruschioni (Itália) Prata – Federico Zarilli e Giovanni Ferraris (Itália) Bronze – Phillips e George Swindlehurst (Reino Unido) CLASSE A FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Anderson (Reino Unido) Prata – Mati Angel (Israel) Bronze – Tora Lysoe (Noruega) CLASSE B FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Marlene Muhlendych (Alemanha) Prata – Manette Berger-Waldenegg (Áustria) Bronze – Anna Maria Toso (Itália) CLASSE C FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Y. Alllo (Bélgica) Prata – Scharf (Áustria) Bronze – Gubbin (Reino Unido) CLASSE B FEMININA – DUPLAS Ouro – Manette Berger-Waldenneg e R.Kuhnel (Áustria) Prata – Maria Scutti e Anna Maria Toso (Itália) Bronze – Froggart e Susan Mashan (Reino Unido) CLASSE C FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Manette Berger-Waldenneg e Scharf (Áustria) Prata – Edwards e Gubbin (Reino Unido) Bronze – Zander e Marlene Muhlendyck (Alemanha) II JOGOS PARALÍMPICOS – 1964 - Tóquio – Japão CLASSE A1 MASCULINA - INDIVIDUAL Ouro – S. Floresco (Estados Unidos) Prata – J.Jacobs (Holanda) Bronze – Vincent Falardeau (Estados Unidos) e M. de Groot (Holanda) CLASSE A2 MASCULINA - INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Tommy Taylor (Reino Unido) Prata – M. Beck (Reino Unido) Bronze – Joseph Sharav (Israel) e A.McLucas (Austrália) CLASSE B MASCULINA - INDIVIDUAL Ouro – P.Lyall (Reino Unido) Prata – Honorio Romero (Argentina) Bronze – Engelbert Ranggert (Áustria) e E.Fliessar (Áustria) CLASSE C MASCULINA - INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Baruch Hagai (Israel) Prata – T.Yamazaki (Japão) Bronze – Jimmy Gibson (Reino Unido) e K.Otsuka (Japão) CLASSE A1 MASCULINA - DUPLAS Ouro – M. de Groot e J.Jacobs (Holanda) Prata – Vincent Falardeau e S.Floresco (Estados Unidos) CLASSE A2 MASCULINA - DUPLAS Ouro – M.Beck e Tommy Taylor (Reino Unido) Prata – S.Goldstein e Mastbergen (Estados Unidos) Bronze – E.Little e E.Mulry (Estados Unidos) CLASSE B MASCULINA - DUPLAS Ouro – Giovanni Ferraris e Federico Zarilli (Itália) Prata – Aresco e M.Romero (Argentina) Bronze – E.Fliessar e Engelbert Rangger (Áustria) e P.Lyall e M.Steward (Reino Unido) CLASSE C MASCULINA - DUPLAS Ouro – Ikari e Watanabe (Japão) Prata – Jimmy Gibson e George Swindlehurst (Reino Unido) Bronze – Baruch Hagai e Izechak Galitski (Israel) e Fuchs e Heinz Simon (Alemanha) CLASSE B FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – R. Kuhnel (Áustria) Prata – Susan Mashan (Reino Unido) Bronze – Michal Escapa (Israel) e M.Schreiber (Austrália) CLASSE C FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Y.Allo (Bélgica) Prata – Batia Mishani (Israel) Bronze – M.O’Brien (Austrália) e Marlene Muhlendyck (Alemanha) CLASSE B FEMININA – DUPLAS Ouro – Gwen Buck e Susan Mashan (Reino Unido) Prata – Silvana Martino e Anna Maria Toso (Itália) Bronze – S.Jones e C.Tetley (Reino Unido) e I.Driessler e R.Kuhnel (Áustria) CLASSE C FEMININA – DUPLAS Ouro – Daphne Ceeney e M.O’Brien (Austrália) Prata – M.Cooper e Dick Thompson (Reino Unido) Bronze – Batia Mishani e Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaun (Israel) e C.Inoue e F.Ogasawara (Japão) III JOGOS PARALÍMPICOS – 1968 - Tel Aviv – Israel CLASSE A1 MASCULINA - INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Post (Holanda) Prata – Jan Erik Stenberg (Noruega) Bronze – Mcnichol (Estados Unidos) e Rainer Kueschall (Suíça) CLASSE A2 MASCULINA - INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Manfred Emmel (Alemanha Ocidental) Prata – Nilsson (Suécia) Bronze – Walter Sailer (Áustria) e Joseph Sharav (Israel) CLASSE B MASCULINA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – P.Lyall (Reino Unido) Prata – Heinz Simon (Alemanha Ocidental) Bronze – G.Monoghan (Estados Unidos) e Giovanni Ferraris (Itália) CLASSE C MASCULINA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Baruch Hagai (Israel) Prata – Richard De Zutter (Bélgica) Bronze – Giovanni Berghella (Itália) e Jimmy Gibson (Irlanda) CLASSE C MASCULINA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Baruch Hagai (Israel) Prata – Richard De Zutter (Bélgica) Bronze – Giovanni Berghella (Itália) e Jimmy Gibson (Irlanda) CLASSE A1 MASCULINA – DUPLAS Ouro – Dunn e Mcnichol (Estados Unidos) Prata – Post e Noordam (Holanda) Bronze – Crase e Donaldson (Estados Unidos) CLASSE A2 MASCULINA – DUPLAS Ouro – Taylor e S.Bradshaw (Reino Unido) Prata – Manfred Emmel e Gert Tullius (Alemanha Ocidental) Bronze – Gabriel Gobi e Joseph Sharav (Israel) e Rainer Kueschall e Andreas Senn (Suíça) CLASSE B MASCULINA – DUPLAS Ouro – Fritz Krimmel e Heinz Simon (Alemanha Ocidental) Prata – P. Lyall e G.Monoghan (Reino Unido) Bronze – Giovanni Ferraris e Federico Zarilli (Itália) e Mickey Abeles e Moshe Gamishida (Israel) CLASSE C MASCULINA – DUPLAS Ouro – Baruch Hagai e Arieh Rubin (Israel) Prata – Stevens e Richard De Zutter (Bélgica) Bronze – Giovanni Berghella e Aroldo Ruschioni (Itália) e Franz Brozozowski e Erich Schropp (Alemanha Ocidental) CLASSE A1 FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Noordam (Holanda) Prata – White (Irlanda) Bronze – Sandra Coppard (Rodésia, atual Zimbábue) e Moore (Estados Unidos) CLASSE A2 FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Mati Angel (Israel) Prata – Tora Lysoe (Noruega) Bronze – Hatting (África do Sul) e Rosaleen Gallagher (Irlanda) CLASSE B FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – R.Kuhnel (Áustria) Prata – Michal Escapa (Israel) Bronze – Ingrid Voboril (Áustria) e Marsham (Reino Unido) CLASSE C FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Lindstrom (Suécia) Prata – Carol Bryant (Reino Unido) Bronze – Lampo (Bélgica) e Batia Mishani (Israel) CLASSE A2 FEMININA – DUPLAS Ouro – Israel Prata – Ruth Brooks e Levers (Reino Unido) Bronze – Rosaleen Gallagher e White (Irlanda) e Gorman e Moore (Estados Unidos) CLASSE B FEMININA – DUPLAS Ouro – R. Kuhnel e Ingrid Voboril (Áustria) Prata – Gwen Buck e Marsham (Reino Unido) Bronze – Elena Monaco e Gabriella Monaco (Itália) e Finnegan e J.Swann (Reino Unido) CLASSE C FEMININA – DUPLAS Ouro – Barnard e Carol Bryant (Reino Unido) Prata – M.O’Brien e M. Schreiber (Austrália) Bronze – Lampo e Bruyndonck (Bélgica) e Irene Monaco e Rosaria La Corte (Itália) IV JOGOS PARALÍMPICOS – 1972 - Heidelberg – Alemanha CLASSE 1A MASCULINA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Hans Rosenast (Suíça) Prata – Nilsson (Suécia) Bronze – Rainer Kueschall (Suíça) e Rolf Zumkehr (Suíça) CLASSE 1B MASCULINA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Sin Nam Song (Coreia do Sul) Prata – Daniel Jeannin (França) Bronze – S.Bradshaw (Reino Unido) e P.Suijkerbuijk (Holanda) CLASSE 2 MASCULINA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Tae Am Choi (Coreia do Sul) Prata – Lesli Lam (Hong Kong) Bronze – Henri Dahlgren (Noruega) e Giuseppe Treste (Itália) CLASSE 3 MASCULINA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Fritz Krimmel (Alemanha Ocidental) Prata – Heinz Simon (Alemanha Ocidental) Bronze – G.Monoghan (Reino Unido) e Andre Hennaert (França) CLASSE 4 MASCULINA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Baruch Hagai (Israel) Prata – Michael Dempsey (Estados Unidos) Bronze – Triche (França) e P.Lyall (Reino Unido) CLASSE 1A MASCULINA – DUPLAS Ouro – Rainer Kueschall e Hans Rosenast (Suíça) Prata – Konkel e Sackerer (Alemanha Ocidental) Bronze – Nichol e Rod Vleiger (Estados Unidos) e Hans Lubbering e Edund Weber (Alemanha Ocidental) CLASSE 1B MASCULINA – DUPLAS Ouro – G.Laner e B.Boerstler (Alemanha Ocidental) Prata – Steiner e Wolfgang Koch (Alemanha Ocidental) Bronze – Pimmelar e P.Suijkerbuijk (Holanda) e S.Bradshaw e T.Taylor (Reino Unido) CLASSE 2 MASCULINA – EQUIPES Ouro – Alemanha Ocidental Prata – Reino Unido Bronze – Hong Kong e Suécia CLASSE 3 MASCULINA – EQUIPES Ouro – Alemanha Ocidental Prata – Itália Bronze – Áustria e Suécia CLASSE 4 MASCULINA – EQUIPES Ouro – Coreia do Sul Prata – Suécia Bronze – Reino Unido e Estados Unidos CLASSE 1A FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – De-Vries Noordam (Holanda) Prata – Ursula Shatz (Suíça) Bronze – Demerakas (Canadá) e Mati Angel (Israel) CLASSE 1B FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Rosa Sicari (Itália) Prata – Jane Blackburn (Reino Unido) Bronze – Tora Lysoe (Noruega) e Tournier (França) CLASSE 2 FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Rosa Schweizer (Áustria) Prata – Ilse Sharf (Áustria) Bronze – G.Matthews (Reino Unido) e M.Ramousse (França) CLASSE 3 FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Ingrid Voboril (Áustria) Prata – J.Swann (Reino Unido) Bronze – Michal Escapa (Israel) e Gwen Buck (Reino Unido) CLASSE 4 FEMININA – INDIVIDUAL Ouro – Carol Bryant (Reino Unido) Prata – L.Verbrauwe (Bélgica) Bronze – Irene Schmidt (Holanda) e O’Brien (Reino Unido) CLASSE 1A/1B FEMININA– DUPLAS Ouro – Anderson e Jane Blackburn (Reino Unido) Prata – A.Klausen e Tora Lysoe (Noruega) Bronze – Gilberte Brasey e Ursula Schatz (Suíça) e Demerakas e S.Long (Canadá) CLASSE 2 FEMININA – EQUIPES Ouro – Áustria Prata – Irlanda Bronze – Estados Unidos e Reino Unido CLASSE 3 FEMININA – EQUIPES Ouro – Áustria Prata – Reino Unido Bronze – Canadá e Estados Unidos CLASSE 4 FEMININA – EQUIPES Ouro – Holanda Prata – Suécia Bronze – Áustria V JOGOS PARALÍMPICOS – 1976
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