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Zoran Kalinić

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Zoran
Full nameKalinić Zoran
Nationality Yugoslavia
Born (1958-07-20) 20 July 1958 (age 66)
Subotica, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tokyo Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1989 Dortmund Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1989 Dortmund Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1991 Chiba City Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Budapest Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1984 Moscow Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1994 Birmingham Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Prague Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Bratislava Doubles

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

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.
  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).

Further reading

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