Biography
Started: She began playing table tennis at age eight at TTV BSM in Dongen, Netherlands. (kellyvanzon.nl, 25 Apr 2012, 09 Mar 2020)
Reason: "I was also involved in tennis, karate and swimming, but in table tennis I noticed that I could keep up with the able-bodied players." (kellyvanzon.nl, 25 Apr 2012)
Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (kellyvanzon.nl, 09 Sep 2023)
Awards: She was named Female Para Star at the 2018 International Table Tennis Federation [ITTF] Star Awards. (ittf.com, 31 Jan 2019)
In 2017 she was named an honorary citizen of North Brabant, a province in the Netherlands. (dongen.nieuws.nl, 14 Mar 2017)
In 2016 she received a Gouden Knoop [Golden Button] from the mayor of Dongen in the Netherlands. (bndestem.nl, 23 Sep 2016)
In 2012 she was appointed a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau in the Netherlands. (bd.nl, 23 Aug 2016)
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Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateSeptember 15, 1987
Place of ResidenceDONGEN
OccupationAthlete
EducationJohan Cruyff College, Nijmegen, NED
Languages SpokenDutch, English
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Singles - Class 7 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 1 | Singles - Class 7 | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| 1 | Singles - Class 7 | 2012 | London, GBR | |
| 2 | Women's Team Class 6-8 | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 3 | Women's Singles Class 6-7 | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 9 | Women's Team Class 6-10 | 2012 | London, GBR | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | Doubles Class 14 X | 2022 | Granada, ESP | |
| 1 | Singles - Class 7 | 2018 | Lasko, SLO | |
| 1 | Singles - Class 7 | 2014 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 1 | Singles - Class 7 | 2010 | Gwangju, KOR | |
| 2 | Singles - Class 7 | 2022 | Granada, ESP | |
| 2 | Women's Singles Class 6-7 | 2006 | Montreux, SUI | |
| 4 | Women's Team Class 6-8 | 2006 | Montreux, SUI | |
| 5 | Women's Team Class 9-10 | 2014 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 5 | Women's Open Standing | 2010 | Gwangju, KOR | |
| European Championships | ||||
| 2 | Singles - Class 7 | 2023 | Sheffield, GBR | |
| 2 | Doubles XD14 X | 2023 | Sheffield, GBR | |
