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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 30 (March 2020) [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 48 (6 March 2023) [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | TTC RhönSprudel Fulda-Maberzel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 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.
Senior career highlights, as of April 2018: [7]
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