Age: 29
Hometown: Blackrock, Dublin
Club: UCD Table Tennis Club
Coach: Sam Logue
Disability: Three limbs dysmelia
Sport Class: TT3
Paris marked Colin’s second Paralympic Games. He came heartbreakingly close to qualifying for the 2016 Rio Paralympics and was ranked fourth in the world in Class 2 in 2017. That same year, he clinched the Class 2 European title. However, in May 2018, he was reclassified to Class TT3, which significantly raised the level of competition he faced.
A recipient of an Ad Astra scholarship while he studied in UCD, he took a career break from his job as an actuary with KPMG in 2019 to train fulltime for Tokyo. In 2020 he won double gold (singles and team) at the Polish Open and double bronze (singles and team) at the Spanish Open.
He qualified for Tokyo by winning a bronze medal at the World Qualifying Tournament in Slovenia in June 2021.
Judge won bronze medals at the European Championships and the French Open in 2023. His form continued into 2024 winning silver at the Czech Open.
Colin was born with the absence of both legs and part of the right arm. He plays with his right arm.
Eight-time Paralympian Michael Cunningham is among his training partners in Ireland. He trains in Irishtown Stadium and at the Sport Ireland Institute and competes for the UCD Table Tennis Club.
Schedule:
Day 4 – September 1st
Class 3 Round of 32 – 17:30
Day 5 – September 2nd
Class 3 Round of 16
Day 6 – September 3rd
Class 3 Quarter Final 11:15 or 12:00
Day 8 – September 5th
Class 3 Semi Final 09:00 or 10:00
Class 3 Final 16:00 – 20:30
Instagram: colinjudge100
LinkedIn: Colin Judge
Paris Results:
Day 4 – September 1st
Class 3 Round of 32: BYE
Day 5 – September 2nd
Class 3 Round of 16: Judge 0 -v- 3 Feng
