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Rosa Zaugg

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Rosa Zaugg
Personal information
Born1956 (age 68–69)
Steffisburg, Switzerland
Sport
SportPara table tennis
DisabilityParaplegia
Medal record
Representing   Switzerland
Paralympic athletics
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Arnhem Slalom 5
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Slalom 5
Para table tennis
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Stoke Mandeville/New York Teams C4
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Singles C5
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1990 Assen Singles C5
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Assen Teams C4-5
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Salou Teams C5

Rosa Zaugg (born 1956) is a Swiss retired para table tennis player and former Paralympic athlete. She has competed at the Paralympic Games four times and winning five medals cross two sports.[1][2]

In 1975, Zaugg fell off scaffolding while working as an apprentice painter. She was awarded Swiss Paraplegic of the Year in 2016.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Rosa Zaugg - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 25 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Rosa Zaugg - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 25 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Rosa Zaugg voted Paraplegic of the Year (in German)". Platform J. 29 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Nottwil: Rosa Zaugg and Marcel Hug honoured (in German)". Luzerner Zeitung. 5 December 2016.