Pamela Fontaine
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Pamela Fontaine is an American Paralympic table tennis player.
Biography
Fontaine was born in 1964 in Columbus, Ohio. She participated in the 1984 Summer Paralympics but decided to retire three years later. She took up wheelchair basketball and won a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[1] Five years later she returned to table tennis and became a 3-time silver medalist at both the 2007 and 2011 Parapan American Games for both singles and doubles. In 2009 she won 2 gold medals for the same reasons and at the same place.[2]
References
- ↑ Laura Smith-Spark (August 30, 2012). "28 years later, U.S. Paralympians fulfill a dream in London". CNN. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Pamela Fontaine". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
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