Stefan Trofan (4 April 1962[1] – 1 September 2008) was a former British para table tennis player. In his childhood years, he was very interested in football and was a keen footballer, he was paralysed from the waist down aged 17 in a bike accident. He played alongside Neil Robinson and James Rawson in table tennis team events internationally. He coached Great Britain's Paralympic table tennis team for the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[2]
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| Born | 4 April 1962 Oldham, Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 August 2008 (aged 46) Sheffield, Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spinal cord injury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He died of oesophageal cancer on 21 August 2008 in Sheffield surrounded by family, days before the Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
- ^ "IPTTF Profile - Stefan Trofan". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Coach who defied odds dies aged 46". Oldham Chronicle. 1 September 2008.
- ^ "Inspirational Stefan loses cancer battle". The Star. 23 August 2008.