Sarah Hanffou (born 8 October 1986, in Roubaix, France[1]) is a Cameroonian table tennis player. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles.[1] She beat Tvin Moumjoghlian in the preliminary round, before losing 4 - 1 to Xian Yi Fang in the first round proper.[1][2]
In November 2015, Hanffou received the Athletes in Excellence Award from The Foundation for Global Sports Development, in recognition of her community service efforts and work with youth.[3] Since 2018, she also counts among the ITTF Foundation ambassadors to help raise awareness of social issues, and use her talent and status to bring about positive social changes.[4][5]
She qualified to represent Cameroon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Sarah Hanffou". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "singles women results - Table Tennis - London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ "Sarah Hanffou gets reward for humanitarian service | ITTF-Africa". www.ittfafrica.com. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
- ^ "Our Ambassadors - ITTF Foundation". www.ittffoundation.org. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "ETTU.org - ITTF Foundation Established to Build Solidarity Through Table Tennis". www.ettu.org. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ^ "Jeux Olympiques Tokyo 2020: Le point sur la préparation camerounaise". www.cameroon-tribune.cm. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
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