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Jean-Philippe Gatien

ジャン＝フィリップ・ガシアン　/　じゃん＝ふぃりっぷ・がしあん

Table tennis player from France

October 16, 1968 (age 57)　・　Alès, Gard, France

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My Take

Jean-Philippe Gatien is the kind of athlete I find easy to admire. Four Olympic Games from 1988 to 2000 is a brutal stretch of consistency in a sport as fast and unforgiving as table tennis. The 1992 Barcelona silver in singles is the headline, but the 2000 Sydney doubles bronze with Patrick Chila, eight years later, is what really sells his longevity to me. The 2015 ETTU Hall of Fame nod confirms his standing in European play. I appreciate that he kept competing at the top through an era when the game was changing under his feet. Quiet, durable excellence.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jean-Philippe Gatien
Name (Japanese): ジャン＝フィリップ・ガシアン
Reading: じゃん＝ふぃりっぷ・がしあん
Born: October 16, 1968 (age 57)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Monkey
Origin: Alès, Gard, France
Blood type: Private
Height: 170 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: table tennis player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2015 ETTU Hall of Fame

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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