Dragutin Šurbek (8 August 1946 – 15 July 2018) was a Croatian and Yugoslav table tennis player[2] and coach.

Dragutin Šurbek
Personal information
Born(1946-08-08)8 August 1946
Zagreb, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Died15 July 2018(2018-07-15) (aged 71)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking2 (December 1974) [1]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Pyongyang Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1983 Tokyo Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1975 Calcutta Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1975 Calcutta Team
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Munich Team
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Nagoya Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Nagoya Team
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Sarajevo Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Sarajevo Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Birmingham Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Novi Sad Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Novi Sad Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Novi Sad Mixed Doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1968 Lyon Singles
Gold medal – first place 1970 Moscow Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1976 Prague Team
Gold medal – first place 1982 Budapest Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1984 Moscow Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1964 Malmo Team
Silver medal – second place 1970 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 1972 Rotterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 1980 Berne Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1982 Budapest Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Novi Sad Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1974 Novi Sad Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Prague Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Duisburg Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Moscow Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Moscow Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Prague Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Prague Mixed Doubles

Career

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Šurbek won two World Championship titles in the men's doubles event.[3][4] He won gold medals in 1979 (with Antun Stipančić) and in 1983 (with Zoran Kalinić). In the men's singles event, he won the bronze medal three times (in 1971, 1973 and 1981).[5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Players - Dragutin Šurbek". tabletennis.media. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "SURBEK Dragutin (HRV)". Archived from the original on 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  5. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  6. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
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Awards
Preceded by   The Best Athlete of Yugoslavia
1983
Succeeded by
Preceded by Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year
1983
Succeeded by