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Vincent Boury

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Vincent Boury
Personal information
Born (1969-06-21) 21 June 1969 (age 55)
Colmar, France
Medal record
Table tennis
Representing  France
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Class 2
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Class 2
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team Class 1–2
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Class 2

Vincent Boury (born 21 June 1969[1] in Colmar[2]) is a French table tennis player.

He represented France at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, in class 2, and beat fellow French competitor Stéphane Molliens to win gold.[3]

He had previously won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, and a bronze at the 2000 Games. He has also been vice-world champion in 1998, 2002 and 2006, and won the team event at the 2002 World Cup.[2]

Boury works as a security engineer.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  2. ^ a b c "Quand le rêve olympique surpasse le handicap"[permanent dead link], Le Dauphiné, 6 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Jeux Paralympiques : les pongistes français font le plein de médailles" Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, RTL, 11 September 2008.
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