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Zoran Primorac /ˈzrən ˈprməˌræts/ (born 10 May 1969) is a retired male table tennis player from Croatia. He is a two-time winner of the World Cup and one of only three table tennis players to have competed at seven Olympic Games. His highest ITTF world ranking was number 2, in 1998.

Zoran Primorac
Primorac at the 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Nationality Croatia
Born (1969-05-10) 10 May 1969 (age 53)
Zadar, SFR Yugoslavia
Playing styleShakehand looper
Equipment(s)Butterfly (Arylate Carbon) Custom blade; Butterfly Tenergy 05 (Red, FH); Butterfly Tenergy 05 (Black, BH)
Highest ranking2nd place (1998) in ITTF World ranking
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Men's doubles
World Championships
1987 New DelhiMen's doubles
1991 ChibaMen's team
1987 New DelhiMen's team
European Championships
1990 GöteborgMen's doubles
1988 ParisMen's doubles
1986 PrahaMen's doubles
1990 GöteborgMen's team
Mediterranean Games
1991 Athens Men's doubles
1991 Athens Men's Singles
Representing  Croatia
Table Tennis World Cup
1993 Guangzhou Men's singles
1997 Nimes Men's singles
1994 Taipei Men's singles
1998 Shantou Men's singles
1999 Xiaolan Men's singles
2002 Jinan Men's singles
World Championships
1995 TianjinMen's doubles
1993 GöteborgMen's singles
1999 EindhovenMen's doubles
European Championships
1994 BirminghamMixed doubles
1994 BirminghamMen's doubles
1998 EindhovenMen's singles
2000 BremenMen's singles
2007 BelgradeMen's team
1992 StuttgartMen's singles
1992 StuttgartMixed doubles
1994 BirminghamMen's singles
2002 ZagrebMen's singles
2005 ÅrhusMen's singles
Mediterranean Games
1993 Languedoc Men's singles
1993 Languedoc Men's doubles
1997 Bari Men's singles
1997 Bari Men's doubles

Biography


Primorac was born in Zadar and started playing table tennis at the club STK "Bagat" in his home town. As a junior, he won seven medals at European championships. In 1985 he moved to the Zagreb club "Vjesnik", Caja Granada and UMMC Verkhnaya Pyshma. At the 1987 World Championship in New Delhi he won the silver medal together with Ilija Lupulesku,[1] and repeated the success by winning the silver at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[2] Together with Lupulesku he also won the 1990 European Championship in Gothenburg.

Primorac competed for Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where he reached last 16 in singles and doubles. He repeated the same at the 1996 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the third round. At 2008 Summer Olympics Primorac lost in the quarter-final of the men's singles event to Jörgen Persson.

Primorac, Belgian Jean-Michel Saive, and Swede Jörgen Persson are the first table tennis players to have competed at seven Olympics, having competed in all Games since the sport was introduced in 1988.

In 1993 he won a bronze medal in Men's singles at World Table Tennis Championships. He won silver medal in 1995 and bronze in 1999 at World Championships in Men's doubles event.[1]

At the 1998 and 2000 European Championships Primorac won silver medal in men's singles. In 1998 final he lost against Vladimir Samsonov and in 2000 he lost against Peter Karlsson. At the 1992, 1994, 2002 and 2005 European Championship he won the bronze medal in men's singles. At the 2007 European Championship in Belgrade he won the silver medal in the team event with Croatia (with Roko Tošić, Andrej Gaćina and Tan Ruiwu).

At the Mediterranean Games in the men's singles event he won gold medal in 1987, silver in 1993 and 1997 and bronze in 1991. In the men's doubles event he won gold medals in 1987 and 1991, silver in 1993 and bronze in 1997.

He currently uses specially-designed equipment made by Butterfly Table Tennis. He uses the Timo Boll spirit blade, while using Tenergy 05 rubber on both sides of his racket.

In the TV comedy The Office, the character Dwight Schrute names Zoran Primorac as one of his heroes, but pronounces his name incorrectly.

In 2018, Primorac was elected Chair of the ITTF Athletes Commission.[3]


Achievements


Year Competition Venue Placed Event
1988 Olympic Games Seoul  Silver Men's doubles
1993 World Cup Guangzhou  Gold Men's singles
1997 World Cup Nimes  Gold Men's singles
1994 World Cup Taipei  Bronze Men's singles
1998 World Cup Shantou  Bronze Men's singles
1999 World Cup Xiaolan  Bronze Men's singles
2002 World Cup Jinan  Bronze Men's singles
1987 World Championships New Delhi  Bronze Men's team
1987 World Championships New Delhi  Silver Men's doubles
1991 World Championships Chiba  Silver Men's team
1993 World Championships Gothenburg  Bronze Men's singles
1995 World Championships Tianjin  Silver Men's doubles
1999 World Championships Eindhoven  Bronze Men's doubles
1986 European Championships Prague  Bronze Men's doubles
1988 European Championships Paris  Silver Men's doubles
1990 European Championships Gothenburg  Bronze Men's team
1990 European Championships Gothenburg  Gold Men's doubles
1992 European Championships Stuttgart  Bronze Men's singles
1992 European Championships Stuttgart  Bronze Mixed doubles
1994 European Championships Birmingham  Bronze Men's singles
1994 European Championships Birmingham  Silver Men's doubles
1994 European Championships Birmingham  Gold Mixed doubles
1998 European Championships Eindhoven  Silver Men's singles
2000 European Championships Bremen  Silver Men's singles
2002 European Championships Zagreb  Bronze Men's singles
2005 European Championships Aarhus  Bronze Men's singles
2007 European Championships Belgrade  Silver Men's team

See also



References


  1. "Table Tennis - World Championships - Men: Doubles". Sports123.com. May 10, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  2. "Table Tennis - Olympic Games 1988 at Seoul (sko) - Men: Doubles". Sports123.com. November 25, 2005. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  3. "AC Composition - International Table Tennis Federation". Archived from the original on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2019-08-20.


Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Croatia
Sydney 2000
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На других языках


- [en] Zoran Primorac

[fr] Zoran Primorac

Zoran Primorac est un joueur de tennis de table croate né le 10 mai 1969 ayant évolué au club de la Villette de Charleroi, à Zagreb ainsi qu'au Japon.

[it] Zoran Primorac

Zoran Primorac (Zara, 10 maggio 1969) è un tennistavolista croato, vincitore di una medaglia d'argento alle olimpiadi di Seul 1988 e di due edizioni della Coppa del Mondo individuale (1993, 1997).

[ru] Приморац, Зоран

Зоран Приморац (хорв. Zoran Primorac; род. 10 мая 1969, Задар) — югославский и хорватский игрок в настольный теннис, многократный призёр чемпионатов мира и Европы, двукратный чемпион Европы, серебряный призёр Олимпийских игр.



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