Tommy Urhaug Explained
| Tommy Urhaug |
| Nickname: | Turhaug |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Bergen, Norway |
| Height: | 175 cm |
| Sport: | Para table tennis |
| Disability Class: | C5 |
| Club: | Stord Bordtennisklubb |
| Coach: | Jan Bergersen |
Tommy Urhaug (born 16 June 1980 in Bergen) is a Norwegian Paralympic para table tennis player.[1] He is a two-time Paralympic champion and won the gold medal in the men's singles class 5 table tennis event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[2] [3] [4] Urhaug is also a Paralympics bronze medallist, four-time world champion and nine-time European champion, with both individual and team titles.[5] He is a seven-time Paralympian and made his Paralympics debut at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
Notes and References
- Web site: Tommy Urhaug (in Norwegian) . 20 January 2019 . Olympiatoppen.
- Web site: Nessler . Simon Zetlitz . Laursen . Henrik Haug . Michaelsen . Susann . Tonkin . Mark . 2024-09-03 . Tommy Urhaug vant gull i Paralympics for andre gang etter finalethriller . Tommy Urhaug won second Paralympics gold after thriller final . 2024-09-03 . . nb-NO.
- Web site: Dong . Sophia . 2024-09-03 . Norway’s Tommy Urhaug Returns to Paralympic Glory After 12 Years . 2024-09-03 . International Table Tennis Federation . en-GB.
- Web site: IPC bio . 3 September 2012 . 4 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210204103230/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=517&personid=688847 . dead.
- Web site: Taule . Magnar . 2015-10-14 . Nytt EM-gull til Urhaug . New European Championships gold for Urhaug . 2024-09-03 . www.aftenposten.no . nb.
