Milivoj Karakašević (30 July 1948 – 26 March 2022[1]) was a Serbian international table tennis player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]

Milivoj Karakašević
Personal information
Full nameMilivoj Karakašević
NationalitySerbian
Born(1948-07-30)30 July 1948
Died26 March 2022(2022-03-26) (aged 73)
Belgrade, Serbia
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1975 CalcuttaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1971 NagoyaTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1976 PragueTeam
Silver medal – second place1970 MoscowTeam
Silver medal – second place1972 RotterdamTeam
Bronze medal – third place1974 Novi SadTeam
Bronze medal – third place1978 DuisburgDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1982 BudapestTeam
Mediterranean Championships
Gold medal – first place1969 AthensTeam
Silver medal – second place1969 AthensMixed
Bronze medal – third place1969 AthensSingles

Table tennis career

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With the Yugoslav men's team, he won gold at the 1976 European Championships. In addition he won two silver medals and three bronze medals; in 1970 and 1972, he won silver in the team event and in 1974 and 1982, he won bronze, while he also won bronze in doubles in 1978 with Zoran Kosanović.[3]

In the World Table Tennis Championships he won a bronze medal in 1971 and a silver medal in 1975 in the team event for Yugoslavia.[4]

Personal life

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His son is the Serbian table tennis champion Aleksandar Karakašević.

See also

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References

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  1. Preminuo Milivoj Karakašević legenda stonog tenisa (in Serbian)
  2. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  3. "Milivoj Karasevic." Table Tennis Guide. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 August 2017.
  4. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
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