by Thomas Buza | Jul 9, 2015
SURBEK, Dragutin (YUG/CRO) Born: 08/08/1946 in Zagreb/CRO (former Yugoslavia) Deceased: 15/07/2018 in Zagreb/CRO Yugoslavian Sportsman of the Year in 1983. Olympic Games: Participation in 1992 for Croatia. Powerful, physically fit and always well prepared; his...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 9, 2015
WALDNER, Jan-Ove (SWE) Born: 03/10/1965 in Stockholm/SWE Click here to watch a short video ITTF Hall of Fame: Induction in 2003 Olympic Games: Participation in 1988 – 2004. Jan-Ove Waldner – the supreme artist, the player who thought differently and found an...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 9, 2015
POPOVA, Valentina (URS/SVK) Born: 21/11/1960 in Szumgait/URS Valentina Popova is a former Soviet Union and then Slovakian national player. Olympic Games: Participation in 1988 – 1996. Born in Azerbaijan, Valentina Popova became a member of the Soviet Union’s National...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 9, 2015
PERSSON, Jörgen (SWE) Born: 22/04/1966 in Halmstad/SWE ITTF Hall of Fame: Induction in 2003 Olympic Games: Participation in 1988 – 2012 The role model, having played at seven Olympic Games between 1988 and 2012; strong top spin play from half-distance has always been...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 9, 2015
BADESCU, Otilia (ROU) Born: 31/10/1970 in Bukarest/ROU Different from the traditional half-distance top spin style adopted by European players; fast close to the table attacking play brought her much success between 1986 and 2005. Notably in the later years of her...
