Patrick Birocheau

Patrick Birocheau

Personal information
Nationality	France
Born	(1955-09-23) 23 September 1955 Béjaïa, Algeria
Height	1.877 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport	Table tennis
Club	SAG Cestas
Medal record World Championships Bronze medal – third place 1981 Novi Sad Doubles European Championships Gold medal – first place 1980 Bern Doubles Gold medal – first place 1984 Moscow Team Silver medal – second place 1986 Prague Team Bronze medal – third place 1982 Budapest Doubles Bronze medal – third place 1984 Moscow Doubles

Patrick Birocheau (born 23 September 1955) is a French former table tennis player. He won a bronze medal at the 1981 World Championships in doubles, as well as several medals at the European Championships throughout the 1980s.

He represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In the singles competition, Birocheau was eliminated in the group phase after winning three of his seven matches. He teamed up with future World Champion Jean-Philippe Gatien in the doubles competition, but they were similarly eliminated after winning four of their seven matches.

In addition to his international success, Birocheau won eleven gold medals at the French National Championships: one in singles (1976), nine in doubles (1973–76, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1988), and one in mixed doubles (1983).

He later served as head coach of the French national team.

See also

• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists