Zoran Primorac

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Zoran Primorac Template:IPAc-en (born 10 May 1969) is a retired Croatian table tennis player. 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.

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 South KoreaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Seoul File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Men's doubles
1993 World Cup ChinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Guangzhou File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold Men's singles
1997 World Cup FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nimes File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold Men's singles
1994 World Cup Chinese TaipeiScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Taipei File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's singles
1998 World Cup ChinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Shantou File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's singles
1999 World Cup ChinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Xiaolan File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's singles
2002 World Cup ChinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jinan File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's singles
1987 World Championships IndiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". New Delhi File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's team
1987 World Championships IndiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". New Delhi File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Men's doubles
1991 World Championships JapanScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Chiba File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Men's team
1993 World Championships SwedenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gothenburg File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's singles
1995 World Championships ChinaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tianjin File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Men's doubles
1999 World Championships NetherlandsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Eindhoven File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's doubles
1986 European Championships CzechoslovakiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Prague File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's doubles
1988 European Championships FranceScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Paris File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Men's doubles
1990 European Championships SwedenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gothenburg File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's team
1990 European Championships SwedenScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gothenburg File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold Men's doubles
1992 European Championships GermanyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Stuttgart File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's singles
1992 European Championships GermanyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Stuttgart File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mixed doubles
1994 European Championships United KingdomScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Birmingham File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's singles
1994 European Championships United KingdomScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Birmingham File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Men's doubles
1994 European Championships United KingdomScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Birmingham File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold Mixed doubles
1998 European Championships NetherlandsScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Eindhoven File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Men's singles
2000 European Championships GermanyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bremen File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Men's singles
2002 European Championships CroatiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Zagreb File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's singles
2005 European Championships DenmarkScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Aarhus File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Men's singles
2007 European Championships SerbiaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Belgrade File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Men's team

See also

References

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