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Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Дмитро Овчаров
Personal information
Nationality Germany
ResidenceDüsseldorf, Germany
Hamelin, Germany
Born (1988-09-02) September 2, 1988 (age 36)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.86 m (6.1 ft)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking4 (April 2014)[2]
Current ranking4 (December 2015)
ClubGAZPROM Fakel Orenburg
(Russia)[3]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Baku Singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Dortmund Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Moscow Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Verviers Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Magdeburg Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Linz Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Ekaterinburg Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Schwechat Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Schwechat Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Gdansk-Sopot Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ostrava Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Stuttgart Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Saint-Petersburg Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgrade Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Ekaterinburg Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Lisbon Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Herning Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Belgrade Singles

Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Template:Lang-ru) or Dmytro Ovtcharov (Template:Lang-uk; born 2 September 1988) is a Ukrainian-born German table tennis player.[1] His father Mykhailo (himself national level table tennis player, and USSR National champion in 1982) has moved his family to Germany shortly after Dimitrij was born.

As of December 2015, he is ranked no.4 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[2]

Career

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Ovtcharov won the silver medal as part of the German men's team, together with Timo Boll and Christian Süß.[4][5]

He used a special technique in his serves, which was later picked by TIME as one of the top 50 innovations of 2008.[6]

On September 22, 2010 Ovtcharov had been suspended by the German Table Tennis Federation (DTTB) due to a positive A-sample test for Clenbuterol that may be used as performance-enhancing substance.[7] Ovtcharov himself denied the doping accusation and requested a B-sample analysis which still tested positive.[8][9] After hearings and further investigations, the hair sample voluntarily offered by Ovtcharov showed no evidence of clenbuterol and its abuse. DTTB later unanimously decided to abolish the suspension on October 15, 2010.[10] The decision was endorsed by ITTF.[11]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics Ovcharov was part of the German table tennis team and he won bronze medals in singles and team events respectively.

In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for Germany in table tennis, more specifically, Men's singles. He earned a gold medal.

Equipment

Dimitrij Ovtcharov is right-handed and uses the shakehand grip. He is also a DONIC sponsored athlete. His blade is a Donic Ovtcharov Senso V1 with Butterfly Tenergy 05 Black rubber on forehand and Butterfly Tenergy 05 Red on backhand.

Career records

Singles (as of July 6, 2013)[12]

Men's Doubles

  • World Championships: round of 16 (2009).
  • Pro Tour winner (1): 2007 Chinese Taipei Open.
  • Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 1. Record: QF (2007).

Mixed Doubles

  • World Championships: round of 64 (2007).

Team

  • Olympics: 2nd (2008), 3rd (2012).
  • European Games: 4th (2015).
  • World Championships: 2nd (2010, 2012, 2014).
  • World Team Cup: 3rd (2009, 2011).
  • European Championships: 1st (2007–2011,2013) 2nd (2014,2015).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "OVTCHAROV Dimitrij". Players' Biographies. International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved August 18, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "European Champions League". European Table Tennis Union. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  4. ^ Guériau, Hubert, and Marius Widmer (August 18, 2008). "Chinese Players Merciless with German Challengers". ITTF News. International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved August 18, 2008.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "Olympic results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "The new ping-pong serve". TIME. October 29, 2008. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
  7. ^ "Dimitrij OVTCHAROV suspended because of positive doping test". European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). September 22, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  8. ^ Miletic, Alex (September 23, 2010). "Dima interviewed by ZDF: "The worst day in whole my life"". ETTU. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  9. ^ Hinz, Simone (September 30, 2010). "Positive B sample doping test for Dimitrij OVTCHAROV". ETTU. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  10. ^ "OVTCHAROV's suspension is over: "Huge stone fell from my heart"". ETTU. October 15, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  11. ^ Marshall, Ian (October 15, 2010). "Good News for Ovtcharov". ITTF. Retrieved October 17, 2010.
  12. ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved February 26, 2011.

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