Adrien Mattenet
Mattenet in 2011
Personal information
Full nameAdrien Mattenet
Nationality France
Born (1987-10-15) 15 October 1987
Eaubonne, France
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehand
Highest ranking19 (December 2011)[2]
ClubAS Pontoise-Cergy TT
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  France
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ostrava Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Team

Adrien Mattenet (born 15 October 1987) is a French table tennis player, currently playing for AS Pontoise-Cergy TT.[1][3] His World Ranking is at number 19 as of December 2011, the best ranking for a French player since Christophe Legout in 2001.[2][4]

In May 2011, Mattenet was the first Frenchman to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games by beating Singapore's Gao Ning to reach the Quarterfinals of the 2011 World Championships. At the 2012 Olympics, he lost to Chen Weixing in the fourth round.[5] In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for France in table tennis, more specifically, Men's team with Simon Gauzy and Emmanuel Lebesson. He earned a silver medal.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "MATTENET Adrien". ITTF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 "World ranking Record for MATTENET Adrien (FRA)". ITTF. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. "MATTENET Adrien (FRA)". ITTF. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  4. "Mattenet dans le Top 20". L'Equipe.fr. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adrien Mattenet". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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