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Nationality | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Dongen, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1987-09-15) 15 September 1987 (age 36) Oosterhout, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb; 9.0 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Shakehand, offensive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment(s) | TIBHAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | TTV SKF, Veenendaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kelly van Zon (born 15 September 1987 in Oosterhout, Netherlands) is a Dutch table tennis player competing in both disabled and able-bodied competitions.[1] She currently plays for Dutch club TTV SKFinVeenendaal.
Van Zon began playing table tennis at the age of nine at TTV BSM Dongen. She made her international debut at the 2002 Malmö Open in Sweden. Due to a functional disability of her left hip and leg she competes in Class 7 competitions. Besides competing at a top level in table tennis, she studies Marketing and Communication at Johan Cruijff College in Nijmegen, which allows her to successfully combine sport and studies. Van Zon's old club in Dongen named their practice hall after her, the Kelly Van Zon Sportszaal.[2]
By winning the title at the 2011 European Championships in Split, Croatia, she qualified directly for the London 2012 Paralympics.[3] On this Paralympic Games, she won gold by defeating Yulia Ovsyannikova (Russia). In 2016, she prolonged her Paralympic title by winning the final and defeating Kubra Korkut (Turkey).
2008 Beijing, China: Women's Singles Class 6/7
2012 London, England: Women's Singles Class 7
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Women's Singles Class 7
2006 Montreux, Switzerland: Women's Singles Class 6/7
2010 Gwangju, Korea: Women's Singles Class 7
2005 Liso di Jeolo, Italy: Women's Singles Class 6/7
2007 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia: Women's Singles Class 6/7
2009 European Championships, Genoa: Women's Singles Class 6/7
2009 Genoa, Italy: Women's Team Class 6–8
2011 European Championships, Split: Women's Singles Class 7[4]
2011 Split, Croatia: Women's Team Class 6/7
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