Martin Pelletier
Canadian para table tennis player
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Born | (1967-04-01) 1 April 1967 (age 57) Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martin Pelletier (born April 1, 1967) is a former Canadian para table tennis player who has competed in five Parapan American Games. He was a teammate of Ian Kent who has also won multiple medals.[1]
In July 1992, Pelletier was involved in a serious motorcycle accident which resulted in a right arm amputation, he started playing table tennis recreationally with friends two years after the accident. He became the first Canadian table tennis player to win a table tennis title in 2001 in Buenos Aires, he went on to compete in the 2000 Summer Paralympics but didn't advance to final rounds.[2]
References
External links
- Martin Pelletier at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Martin Pelletier at the International Paralympic Committee
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