Country Profile: French Table Tennis / Français Tennis de Table
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As the current French stars reach their forties (such as Damien Eloi, Patrick Chila, Jean-Philippe Gatien and Christophe Legout), France will have to look for new youth to replace their role. So how is the French youth doing on the international scene? As of late 2009, the girls' team is ranked 11th, while the boys' team is ranked 6th.
Previous Stars
Rankings as of September 2009
Eloi Damien World Rank: 62 DOB 1969 |
Patrick Chila World Rank: 66 DOB 1969 |
Jean-Philippe Gatien World Rank: retired DOB: 1968 |
Other players: Christopher Legout (53)
Results
World Team Results: Men
- 1997 Men's World Team Finalists
- 1994 Men's World Team Cup Third Place
- 1991 Men's World Team Cup Third Place
- 1991 Men's World Team Third Place
- 1953 Men's World Team Third Place
- 1950 Men's World Team Third Place
- 1949 Women's World Team Third Place
- 1948 Men's World Team Finalists
- 1947 Men's World Team Third Place
- 1936 Men's World Team Third Place
Olympics: Men
- 2000 Doubles Bronze
- 1992 Singles Silver (Gatien)
World Championhips: Men
- 1994 Men's World Cup Winner (Gatien)
- 1993 Men's Champion (Gatien)
- 1991 Men's World Cup Finalist (Gatien)
History of table tennis in France
We have not yet found a good source for the history of the sport in France. If we do, we will complement this information in the future.