Yvette Alloo

Yvette Alloo
Personal information
NationalityBelgian
Born21 June 1930
Brussels, Belgium
Died(2020-09-23)23 September 2020 (aged 90)
Sport
CountryBelgium
SportTable Tennis
DisabilityParaplegic
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals1960 Summer Paralympics
1964 Summer Paralympics
Medal record
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome Women's Table Tennis Singles Event C
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Women's Table Tennis Singles Event C

Yvette Alloo (21 June 1930[1] – 23 September 2020) was a Belgian Paralympic table tennis player. She was the first Belgian to win a gold medal at a Paralympic Games. She was born in Brussels, Belgium.

Alloo died on 23 September 2020 in Brussels, aged 90.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "La bicyclette verte". Le Livre en papier (in French).
  2. ↑ "Décès d'une «véritable icône», Yvette Alloo, première championne paralympique belge". Le Soir (in French). 23 September 2020.