Andrzej Grubba

Andrzej Stanisław Grubba (14 May 1958 – 21 July 2005) was a Polish table tennis player.

Andrzej Grubba
Personal information
Full nameAndrzej Grubba
Nationality Poland
Born(1958-05-14)14 May 1958
Brzeźno Wielkie, Poland
Died21 July 2005(2005-07-21) (aged 47)
Sopot, Poland
Highest ranking3 (Jun 1989–19 Dec 1991)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 0
World Championships 0 0 3
World Cup 1 2 2
European Championships 1 4 6
Total 2 8 11
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Gothenburg team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 New Delhi doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Dortmund singles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1988 Guangzhou singles
Silver medal – second place 1985 Foshan singles
Silver medal – second place 1989 Nairobi singles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Macao singles
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Seoul doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Budapest mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1984 Moscow singles
Silver medal – second place 1984 Moscow team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Paris mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1990 Gothenburg singles
Silver medal – second place 1996 Bratislava doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Moscow mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Prague singles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Prague team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Paris doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Stuttgart singles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Bratislava team

Profile

Grubba was born in Brzeźno Wielkie near Starogard Gdański. He was the recipient of numerous medals for the world competition in table tennis as well as for the European competition.

He was one of the best players in this field of sport in Polish history, together with Alojzy Ehrlich. Three times he was awarded bronze medals during the World Competition - in 1989 for single play, in 1985 for team tournament, in 1987 for double play with Leszek Kucharski. Three times Grubba took part in the Olympic Games. In 1988 he won World Cup, in 1985 and 1989 he had 2nd place and in 1987 he was 3rd, in singles. In doubles Cup, with Leszek Kucharski had 3rd place. One of the things Grubba was best known for was his ability to change playing hands mid-rally. He also won two English Open titles.

Grubba was ranked world No. 3 successively for more than two and a half years from mid-1989 to the end of 1991.[1]

See also

References
  1. André Damman. "History of ITTF Rankings 1987-2000" (PDF). ittf.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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