Nico Vergeylen
Nico Vergeylen (born 1968) is a retired Belgian para table tennis player who competed in international level events. He was a Paralympic champion, double World silver medalist and six-time European medalist. He has won most of his team titles alongside Marc Ledoux and Mathieu Loicq.[1][2][3]
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| Nickname(s) | Nicky Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Waasmunster, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vergeylen is now a table tennis coach who trains Florian Van Acker.[4][5]
References
- "Nico Vergeylen - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 10 September 2020.
- "Nico Vergeylen in gallery of honour (in Dutch)". www.hln.be. 6 April 2016.
- "Nico Vergeylen - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 10 September 2020.
- "Florian number one in the world (in Dutch)". www.hln.be. 10 June 2015.
- "Golden Victor for Nico Vergeylen (in Dutch)". nieuwsblad.be. 31 January 2017.
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