Country: France
Place of Birth: Montpellier, France
Date of Birth: September 12, 2006
Playing Style: Penhold, Offensive, Right-handed
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Biography
Felix Lebrun is a French table tennis superstar and 2025 French national champion, born on September 12, 2006, in Montpellier, France. He and his older brother, Alexis Lebrun, come from a family with a strong table tennis background. Their father was formerly ranked #7 in France, while their uncle played at three Olympics. The Lebrun brothers started playing table tennis at the age of 3. Felix’s penhold grip is inspired by Chen Jian, a Chinese table tennis player who trained in his hometown. He is one of the few table tennis players from Europe to use a penhold grip, which he adopted at age four.
In 2023, Felix entered the top 10 of the ITTF Men’s Rankings. He won the European Games that year by beating Marcos Freitas of Portugal.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, he won a bronze medal at 17 years and 10 months to become the youngest male table tennis player to win a medal in the men’s singles event in Olympic table tennis history, breaking a record previously held by Yoo Nam-Kyu of South Korea.
Social Media
Felix Lebrun has an Instagram page (@felix.lebrun ), Facebook (@Félix-Lebrun-61550226205975 ) , Tiktok (@felix.lebrun), and X (@felixlebrun34) account .
Teammates
Felix Lebrun teammates at the 2024 Paris Olympics:
Simon Gauzy
Alexis Lebrun
Playing Style
Felix Lebrun is a right-handed penhold-grip offensive player. He has one of the best backhands among penhold-grip players in the history of the sport. Many table tennis players credit Lebrun with having one of the best serves.
Equipment
Felix Lebrun uses Tibhar equipments. You can check full details of his equipment here.
World Ranking
Felix Lebrun’s world ranking is #6 as of December 14, 2005.
Highest World Ranking
Felix Lebrun reached his highest ranking (#4) on November 2024 from successful performances including the 2024 Summer Olympics.
World Titles
Felix Lebrun has won 6 senior titles and 4 junior titles. Visit Felix Lebrun World Titles to view all his titles.
Most Notable Win
In the 2024 Paris Olympics, Felix Lebrun defeated Hugo Calderano to secure medal making him the youngest male table tennis player to win a medal. On the same year, Felix won WTT Champions Montpellier in his hometown with a large home crowd.
