Aleksandar Karakašević

Aleksandar Karakašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Каракашевић; born 9 December 1975) is a Serbian table tennis player. His powerful backhand has helped him win against some of the top players in the world. He won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championship. One of his greatest results achieved in USA is his victory at the US Open Championship in July 2007, where he established himself as a world class athlete, winning the tournament title for the 3rd time by defeating Kurashima Yosuke from Japan with the result of 4:0. In 2020 at the age of 45 he is still playing in German Bundesliga (first German division) representing TTC ZUGBRÜCKE GRENZAU.[1]

Aleksandar Karakašević
Aleksandar Karakašević
Personal information
Full nameAleksandar Karakašević
Nationality FR Yugoslavia
 Serbia and Montenegro
 Serbia
Born (1975-12-09) 9 December 1975
Zemun, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, All round player
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  FR Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro /  Serbia
ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Bronze medal – third place1996 TianjinDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2001 HainanDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2003 GuangzhouDoubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Bremen Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Aarhus Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgrade Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Subotica Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Zagreb Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Istanbul Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Courmayeur Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Stuttgart Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Subotica Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gdańsk–Sopot Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gdańsk–Sopot Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Budapest Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Alicante Mixed Doubles
European Nations Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Bayreuth Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Bari Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara Team

Karakašević competed at the 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

On 20 November 2021 it was announced that Karakašević had joined the Serbian Progressive Party.[3]

His father, Milivoj Karakašević was a Yugoslav table tennis player.

Career Highlights and Accomplishments
  • Bronze medal at European Championship – Singles
  • European Champion – Mixed Doubles (four times)
  • US Open Champion – Singles (three times)
  • US Open Champion – Doubles
  • Second place in Europe – Mixed Doubles
  • Third place in Pro-Tour final – Men's Doubles- (twice)
  • German Open Champion – Men's Doubles
  • Brazilian Open Champion – Doubles
  • Brazilian Open Champion – Teams
  • Mediterranean games Champion – Men's Doubles
  • Second place in Mediterranean games – Doubles (twice)
  • Second place – Netherlands Open – Men's Doubles
  • Third place – Qatar Open – Men's Doubles (twice)
  • Balkan Champion (six times)
  • Second finisher in European Trials for the Olympic games
  • Third place in Junior Europeans (four times)
  • Yugoslavian Champion – Singles (three times)
  • Yugoslavian Champion – Men's Doubles (five times)
  • Yugoslavian Champion – Mixed Doubles (five times)
  • Yugoslavian Champion – Teams (four times)

Clubs
  • TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen
  • STK Partizan
  • STK Unirea Uzdin
  • SV Plüderhausen
  • STK Crvena Zvezda
  • UCAM Cartagena TM

References
  1. "Killerspin Player Page". killerspin.com.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandar Karakašević". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  3. "Александар Каракашевић приступио Српској напредној странци". Српска напредна странка (in Serbian (Cyrillic script)). Retrieved 2021-11-20.


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