Martin Pelletier | |
Sport: | Para table tennis |
Disability Class: | C9 |
Birth Date: | 1 April 1967 |
Birth Place: | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
Martin Pelletier (born April 1, 1967) is a former Canadian para table tennis player who has competed in five Parapan American Games. He was a teammate of Ian Kent who has also won multiple medals.[1]
In July 1992, Pelletier was involved in a serious motorcycle accident which resulted in a right arm amputation, he started playing table tennis recreationally with friends two years after the accident. He became the first Canadian table tennis player to win a table tennis title in 2001 in Buenos Aires, he went on to compete in the 2000 Summer Paralympics but didn't advance to final rounds.[2]