Tomislav Pucar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pula, Croatia [1] | 26 January 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 30 (March 2020) [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 48 (6 March 2023) [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tomislav Pucar (born 26 January 1996) is a Croatian table tennis player. In February 2017 he won the men's singles title at the inaugural European Under-21 Championships in Sochi. [5]
As of 2018, Pucar is playing for TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzel in the German Bundesliga. [6] From 2022 Pucar Is playing for Apuania Carrara Tennistavolo in the Italian Serie A1.
Senior career highlights, as of April 2018: [7]
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