Kristian Karlsson
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| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||
| Born |
6 August 1991 Trollhättan, Sweden[1] | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 26th (April 2016)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 27th (August 2016)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Club | AS Pontoise-Cergy TT | ||||||||||||
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Kristian Karlsson (born 6 August 1991) is a table tennis player from Sweden.
Born in Trollhättan, Västra Götaland, Karlsson started to play table tennis in his hometown club at the age of 8. He remained in Trollhättan until he was 16, subsequently he moved away from home to go to high school. During his high school years Karlsson had 10 training sessions a week.[3]
In 2011 he signed to Halmstad BTK and began to rose through the ranks quickly.[3] Ranked outside the top 400 in October 2010, Karlsson finished 2011 in the 233th position, and at the end of 2012 he ranked 129.[2] The year 2012 also marked his first senior success, winning the silver medal at the 2012 Table Tennis European Championships in men's doubles.[4]
His performances also attracted French top division side AS Pontoise-Cergy TT and Karlsson eventually signed to the club in September 2013. He won the Champions League with AS Pontoise-Cergy in 2014.[5]
Paired with Mattias Karlsson, Kristian won a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2016 European Table Tennis Championships.[6]
References
- ↑ "Kristian Karlsson Profile" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Kristian Karlsson Ranking History". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Rapid Table Tennis Development – with Kristian Karlsson". Expert Table Tennis. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "EM-silver för svensk duo i bordtennis" [EC-silver for Swedish duo in table tennis] (in Swedish). Sportbladet. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "Tennis de table: Kristian Karlsson, nouvelle recrue de Pontoise-Cergy" [Kristian Karlsson, new recruitment of Pontoise-Cergy] (in French). La Gazette de Val d'Oise. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ http://www.svt.se/sport/bordtennis/svensk-em-medalj-sakrad-i-dubbel/