Pamela Fontaine

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Nationality United States
Born (1964-12-16) 16 December 1964 (age 60)
SportTable tennis
Pamela Fontaine
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (1964-12-16) 16 December 1964 (age 60)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaWomen's wheelchair basketball
Para table tennis
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place1984 New York/Stoke MandevilleTable tennis teams 1A-C
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de JaneiroWomen's singles C1-3
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de JaneiroWomen's teams C4-5
Silver medal – second place2011 GuadalajaraWomen's teams C1-3
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoWomen's singles C3
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Margarita IslandWomen's singles C1-3
Gold medal – first place2009 Margarita IslandWomen's teams C1-3

Pamela Fontaine (born 1964 in Columbus, Ohio) is an American Paralympic table tennis player.

She participated in the 1984 Summer Paralympics but decided to retire three years later. She took up wheelchair basketball and won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[1] Five years later she returned to table tennis and became a 3-time silver medalist at both the 2007 and 2011 Parapan American Games for both singles and doubles. In 2009 she won 2 gold medals for the same reasons and at the same place.[2] In 2016 she participated in 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3] Prior to participation at the Paralympic games in Rio, she participated at the Slovakian and Slovenian Opens.[4]

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