Andrzej_Grubba
Andrzej Grubba
Polish table tennis player
Andrzej Stanisław Grubba (14 May 1958 – 21 July 2005) was a Polish table tennis player.
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| Full name | Andrzej Grubba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1958-05-14)14 May 1958 Brzeźno Wielkie, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 July 2005(2005-07-21) (aged 47) Sopot, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 3 (Jun 1989–19 Dec 1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
- André Damman. "History of ITTF Rankings 1987-2000" (PDF). ittf.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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| Preceded by | Polish Sportspersonality of the Year 1984 |
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