My favorite player of table tennis

My favorite sportsman is Emeric MARTIN. Emeric is a player of table tennis, in the category of handicapped, the club Bayard Argentan (Orne).

His start began at the age of fourteen, after a defeat of a tournament camping, against his mother. Offended, it takes a license to a club table tennis. In 1992, at the age of 19 years, a car accident makes him a paraplegic. But his competitive spirit remains. A member of the French team since 1995, it is also changing in National valid.

His record in table tennis is impressive :

Paralympic Games :

2004 Silver Medal Team in Athens (Greece)

2000 Gold Medal Team in Sydney (Australia)

World Championship

2006 Vice-World Champion in single

2002 Gold Medal Team

1998 Gold Medal Team

Europe Championship

2003 European Champion in single

2001 Silver Medal Team

4 Gold Medal Team (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003)

1995 Silver Medal in single

France Championship

2004 Gold Medal in Open single

7 Gold Medal mixed double (1995 et 2001 à 2006)

2 Gold Medal gentlemen double (2003 et 2004)

2 Gold Medal in single class 4 (2001 et 2003)

Since 2003, Emeric worked as a relationship manager for the company EDF (Electricity of France), on the board of Alençon (Orne).