Thomas Rau (born 6 April 1984)[1] is a German para table tennis player. He won bronze in the Men's team class 6–7 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. He is a European champion and a World bronze medalist. He was born without a right arm and has missing fingers on his left hand.[1][2][3]
 Rau at 2010 World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Dirk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1984 Neustadt in Holstein, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Ectrodactyly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b "Table Tennis: RAU Thomas". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Thomas Rau". Team Deutschland (in German).
- ^ "Thomas Rau - profile". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis.
External links
edit- Thomas Rau at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Thomas Rau at the International Paralympic Committee
- Thomas Rau at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)
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