Jean-Philippe Gatien

Jean-Philippe Gatien
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Personal information
Full name	Jean-Philippe Gatien
Nationality	France
Born	(1968-10-16) 16 October 1968 Alès, France
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing France Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Singles Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Doubles World Championships Gold medal – first place 1993 Gothenburg Singles Silver medal – second place 1997 Manchester Team Bronze medal – third place 1995 Tianjin Doubles Bronze medal – third place 1997 Manchester Doubles World Cup Gold medal – first place 1994 Taipei Singles Silver medal – second place 1991 Kuala Lumpur Singles Bronze medal – third place 1991 Barcelona Team Bronze medal – third place 1994 Nimes Team European Championships Gold medal – first place 1990 Gothenburg Mixed Doubles Gold medal – first place 1994 Birmingham Team Gold medal – first place 1998 Eindhoven Team Gold medal – first place 2000 Bremen Doubles Silver medal – second place 1986 Prague Team Silver medal – second place 1992 Stuttgart Mixed Doubles Silver medal – second place 1996 Bratislava Team Bronze medal – third place 1990 Gothenburg Singles Bronze medal – third place 1996 Bratislava Singles Bronze medal – third place 1998 Eindhoven Singles

Jean-Philippe Gatien (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ filip ɡasjɛ̃], born 16 October 1968, in Alès, France, is a retired French table tennis player. He competed in four Olympics Games from 1988 to 2000, winning silver in the singles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and bronze in doubles (with Patrick Chila) at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He won the World Table Tennis Championships in 1993, the Table Tennis World Cup in 1994, and was 13-time "champion de France". A left-handed player, his offensive style featured a superb forehand smash. He has also won three English Open titles. Following numerous injuries, Gatien retired on 15 May 2004. Having made his debut with French club AS Salindres, he made his final public appearance there in an exhibition match with Patrick Chila, June 2006. His long list of victories make him the greatest French table tennis player of all time.

See also

• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jean-Philippe Gatien". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2010-04-17.