Laurens Devos

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NationalityBelgian
Born (2000-08-15) 15 August 2000 (age 25)
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Laurens Devos
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born (2000-08-15) 15 August 2000 (age 25)
Home townOostmalle, Belgium
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Belgium
SportPara table tennis
DisabilityMild hemiplegia
Disability classC9
ClubSokah Hoboken
Coached byCarlo Agnello
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Belgium
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroSingles class 9
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoSingles class 9
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisSingles class 9
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 LaskoSingles class 9
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 VejleSingles class 9
Gold medal – first place2015 VejleTeams class 9
Gold medal – first place2017 LaskoSingles class 9
Gold medal – first place2017 LaskoTeams class 9
Gold medal – first place2019 HelsingborgSingles class 9
Bronze medal – third place2019 HelsingborgTeams class 9

Laurens Devos (born 15 August 2000) is a Belgian table tennis player who was the Paralympic champion in men's singles class 9. He has also won four European titles and most recently, a world title for his country.

Laurens Devos lives in Oostmalle.[1][2] The son of Mario Devos and Christel, he has 2 brothers and a twin sister, Isabel. His 6 years older brother Robin Devos is as of 14 September 2016 the second-highest ranked able-bodied Belgian table tennis player, ranked number 119 on the World Ranking.[3]

Caused by a lack of oxygen at birth, Laurens has mild hemiplegia which results in a loss of mobility on the right side of his body.[4][5] He plays left-handed. He studies at the Topsportschool in Leuven, where he is the only student with a disability.[6]

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