Tomislav Pucar

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Tomislav Pucar
NationalityFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Born (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28)
Pula, Croatia [1]
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in) [2]
Weight88 kg (194 lb) [2]
Table tennis career
Playing style Right-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking30 (March 2020) [3]
Current ranking48 (6 March 2023) [4]
ClubTTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzel
Medal record
Table tennis
Representing Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Minsk Singles
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Lisbon Team
European Under-21 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Sochi Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Sochi Men's Doubles
European Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Riva del Garda Mixed Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Ostrava Singles

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]

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As of 2018, Pucar is playing for TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzel in the German Bundesliga. [6] From 2021 Pucar is playing for Olympiacos SFP in the Greek A1 Division and from 2022 he is playing for Apuania Carrara Tennistavolo in the Italian Serie A1.

Career records

Senior career highlights, as of April 2018: [7]

Singles

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

Team

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References

  1. "Croatian Youth Olympic Delegation, Nanjing 2014" (PDF). Croatian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Player Profile / Tomislav Pucar". TTSTAR. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. "Ranking progression". ittf.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. "Rankings". ittf.com. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. "Gold for Tomislav PUCAR in Sochi". European Table Tennis Union. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  6. "New in the TTBL: Tomislav Pucar". en.ttbl.de. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  7. "ITTF Player Matches / Tomislav Pucar". ITTF. Retrieved 14 April 2018.