Pär Håkan Gerell (born 23 June 1982 in
Växjö
Växjö () is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden. It had 71,282 inhabitants (2020) out of a Municipalities of Sweden, municipal population of 97,349 (2024). It is the administrative, cultural, and industrial ce ...
) is a Swedish
table tennis
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player. He has been playing for
French club
Chartres ASTT since 2010. Based on his June 2011 world ranking, Gerell qualified for the
London 2012 Olympic Games
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. He also competed at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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.
Clubs
* until 2005:
Falkenbergs BTK
* 2005–10:
TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen
Tischtennisfreunde Liebherr Ochsenhausen is a table tennis club based in Ochsenhausen, Germany. The men's team plays in the Bundesliga. The main sponsor is the company Liebherr
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* since 2010:
Chartres ASTT
Achievements
* Singles bronze 2015 European Championships
* Team silver 2011 European Championships
* Doubles bronze 2010 European Championships (with
Jens Lundqvist)
* Doubles winner 2005 Brazil Open (with
Jens Lundqvist)
References
External links
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1982 births
Living people
Olympic table tennis players for Sweden
Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Table tennis players at the 2015 European Games
European Games competitors for Sweden
Sportspeople from Växjö
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