Laurens Devos
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| Nationality | Belgian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 2000 Malle, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Oostmalle, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Mild hemiplegia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sokah Hoboken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Carlo Agnello | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laurens Devos (born 15 August 2000) is a Belgian table tennis player who was the Paralympic champion in men's singles class 9. He has also won four European titles and most recently, a world title for his country.
Laurens Devos lives in Oostmalle. The son of Mario Devos and Christel, he has 2 brothers and a twin sister, Isabel. His 6 years older brother Robin Devos is as of 14 September 2016 the second-highest ranked able-bodied Belgian table tennis player, ranked number 119 on the World Ranking.
Caused by a lack of oxygen at birth, Laurens suffers from mild hemiplegia which results in a loss of mobility on the right side of his body. He plays left-handed. He studies at the Topsportschool in Leuven, where he is the only student with a disability.