Christophe DURAND

Date and Place of birth
5 April 1973 at DECINES CHARPIEU (69) FRANCE

Family situation (single, married,...)
CONCUBIN

Number of brothers and sisters
1 BROTHER 41 and 1 SISTER 32

Profession
SALESMAN IN DECATHLON (SPORT SHOP)

Studies and diplomas
BACCALAUREAT SERIE B , INSURANCE AND TRAINER IN TABLE TENNIS

Activities as volunteer
NONE

Number of years of practice (abled-bodied)
10 Years 

Number of years of practice (disabled)
12 Years 

Why did you preferred table tennis
When I was younger I used to practice other sport, but the first time I saw the player of the French team I told myself I wanted to join them.

Personnal stories
When I decided to train hard I have two dreams : Win a gold medal in single at paralympic and be n°1 Open. I am very happy because I gave lot of time and get my dreams. 

Kind of disability
a tumour on L4-L5. Some muscles don’t work anymore.

Your style for playing table tennis
offensif allround

Your materials: bat, rubbers
wood: Yasaka 3D rubbers : Mark V GPS 1.8 each side with Inésis Speed Glue.

Best competition you played
Sydney 2000 (gold medal in single class 5) and La Louvière 1999 I won the open against Stefanu 2/0.

Best ranking
N° 1 in class and open.

Best performance
Maybe the team matches of the last World Championship in Paris 98 : I won Chou and Bollden 2/0 each. 

Current world ranking
N° 2 Open and Class

Sport projects and ambitions
I want to win the gold medal in the next world championship and participate at the paralympic in 2008.

Personnal pets
a cat name “Diablo” (like the car). It is white with bleu eyes (persian). 

Preferred Music
Pink Flyod, Madonna, Lenny Kravitz, Eric Clapton,…..

Preferred books
The perfum, I can’t remember the name of the author.

Preferred movies
When Harry meets Sally, The 5 element, Braveheart, The Schindler list, Life is beautiful from Bennini (?), Matrix, ….

Preferred artists
Robert de Niro, Meg Ryan, Al Pacino, Philippe Noiret et Jean Rochefort

Preferred athlets
Mika Hakkinen, Michael Johnson, Michael Jordan, Carl Lewis, Jean Philippe Gatien and of course Jan Owe.

Collections
sand from the different place I go.

Fan, Supporter
Formula 1, Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon football team), Olympique de Marseille, French Football team, ….

Hobbies
good food with friend, music and movies. 

Other sports you practice
I used to play basketball, archery, athletics.

Address
64 rue Georges GOUY 69007 LYON FRANCE

Phone/Fax/Pager number(s)
Phone + Fax: + 33.4.37.28.02.52.

e-mail
durandc@free.fr

web site
I want to create one

Any other free comments
I hope one day there will be a kind of pro tour for us.

Last update : 01/21/2002 08:31 PM
by : Vince