Antun Stipančić

Table tennis, Athlete

1949 – 1991

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Who was Antun Stipančić?

Antun "Tova" Stipančić was a top Croatian professional table tennis player and one of the most renowned personalities in the history of the competition, earning him the nickname "the golden left hand of Croatian sport". A table tennis child prodigy who was proclaimed "Best Croatian Sportsman" in 1975, he was National Championship winner numerous times, three times European Champion in doubles, World Champion in men's doubles in 1979, and World Championship silver medalist in singles in 1975.

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Born
May 18, 1949
Yugoslavia
Also known as
  • Antun Stipancic
Lived in
  • Zagreb
  • Karlovac County
Died
Nov 20, 1991
Zagreb

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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