Steffen Fetzner

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Steffen Fetzner
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Personal information
Full nameSteffen Fetzner
NationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1968-08-17) 17 August 1968 (age 54)
Karlsruhe, West Germany
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Dortmund Doubles
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 SeoulDoubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Las VegasDoubles
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Doubles
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Gothenburg Men's Team
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Atlanta Men's Team
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Bremen Men's Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Birmingham Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Bratislava Doubles

Steffen Fetzner is a male former table tennis player from Germany. From 1989 to 2000 he won several medals in doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, in the World Table Tennis Championships, and in the Table Tennis World Cup. He also won a silver medal in the Olympic Games at Barcelona 1992. [1] [2]

Career

Fetzner represented Germany a total of 206 times during his playing career. [3] He took part in three Olympic Games [4] and seven World and European Championships.

After retirement, he took up a head coach role at Aspire Academy in May 2007. [5]

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References

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