Zoran Kalinić (born 20 July 1958) is a Serbian retired table tennis player who represented SFR Yugoslavia (1976–1991) and FR Yugoslavia (1991–1998).

Zoran
Personal information
Full nameKalinić Zoran
Nationality Yugoslavia
Born (1958-07-20) 20 July 1958 (age 67)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1983 TokyoDoubles
Silver medal – second place1989 DortmundDoubles
Silver medal – second place1989 DortmundMixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place1991 Chiba CityTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1982 BudapestDoubles
Gold medal – first place1984 MoscowDoubles
Gold medal – first place1994 BirminghamDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1986 PragueDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1996 BratislavaDoubles

Table tennis career

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He began playing table tennis in 1969. He turned pro in 1976. He won 15 medals in European and World championships.

His four World Championship medals[1][2] included a gold medal in the doubles at the 1983 World Table Tennis Championships with Dragutin Šurbek.[3][4]

He also won two English Open titles.

He was nominated for the Sportsperson of Yugoslavia in 1994. He is the current national association president.

Biography

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He is the father of basketball player Nikola Kalinić (b. 1991).[5]

See also

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References

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  1. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  2. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  3. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  5. Velimirović, I. "Zoran Kalinić za Blic: Nikola, zakucaj i Brazil!" (in Croatian).

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