For five days, the noise of table tennis balls continued to emit on the tables in Linz (Austria), for the European championships of the discipline. During this continental competition, the two brothers Alexis and Félix Lebrun were eagerly awaited, and were present.
Singles and doubles medals for France
If they won together in doubles, the eldest of the Alexis siblings also won the gold medal in the singles event, thus achieving a historic double. Two medals gleaned this Sunday, October 20 which are added to the list of achievements of the young 21-year-old table tennis player. In mixed doubles, the French Simon Gauzy and Prithika Pavade obtained bronze, beaten in the semi-finals.
Among the women, the Austrian Sofia Polcanova won at home. Romanian Bernadette Szocs had a rather sad end in both singles and doubles. After two good rounds, the 29-year-old table tennis player lost in her two finals and will only bring home silver medals.
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Discover the complete results of the 2024 European Championships in Austria.
The men’s singles podium
Gold medal: Alexis Lebrun
Silver medal: Benedikt Duda (GER)
Bronze medals: Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) / Truls Moregard (SUE)
The ladies’ singles podium
Gold medal: Sofia Polcanova (AUT)
Silver medal: Bernadette Szocs (ROU)
Bronze medals: María Xiao (ESP) / Nina Mittelham (ALL)
The men’s doubles podium
Gold medals: Alexis Lebrun et Félix Lebrun
Silver medals: Anton Källberg (SUE) and Truls Moregard (SUE)
Bronze medals: Maciej Kolodziejczyk (AUT) and Vladislav Ursu (MOL) / Mattias Falck (SUE) and Kristian Karlsson (SUE)
The ladies’ doubles podium
Gold medals: Hana Matelová (TCH) and Barbora Balazova (SLQ)
Silver medals: Sofia Polcanova (AUT) and Bernadette Szocs (ROU)
Bronze medals: Izabela Lupulesku (SER) and Sabina Surjan (SER) / Natalia Bajor (POL) and Tatiana Kukulkova (SLQ)
The mixed doubles podium
Gold medals: Alvaro Robles (ESP) and María Xiao (ESP)
Silver medals: Robert Gardos (AUT) and Sofia Polcanova (AUT)
Bronze medals: Simon Gauzy and Prithika Pavade / Patrick Franziska (ALL) and Annett Kaufmann (ALL)