Aleksandar Karakašević

Aleksandar Karakašević
Aleksandar Karakašević
Personal information
Full nameAleksandar Karakašević
Nationality Yugoslavia
 Serbia and Montenegro
 Serbia
Born (1975-12-09) 9 December 1975
Zemun, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleLeft-handed, All round player
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro /  Serbia
ITTF World Tour Grand Finals
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Tianjin Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Hainan Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Guangzhou Doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Bremen Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Aarhus Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Belgrade Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Subotica Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Zagreb Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Istanbul Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Courmayeur Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Stuttgart Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Subotica Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gdańsk–Sopot Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gdańsk–Sopot Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Budapest Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Alicante Mixed Doubles
European Nations Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Bayreuth Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Bari Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara Team

Aleksandar Karakašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Каракашевић; born 9 December 1975) is a Serbian table tennis player. His powerful backhand has helped him win against some of the top players in the world. He won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Championship. One of his greatest results is his win at the US Open Championship in July 2007, where he established himself as a world class athlete, winning the tournament title for the 3rd time by defeating Kurashima Yosuke from Japan with the result of 4:0. In 2020, at the age of 45, he was still playing in German Bundesliga (first German division) representing TTC Zugbrücke Grenzau.[1]

Karakašević competed at the 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

On 20 November 2021, it was announced that Karakašević had joined the Serbian Progressive Party.[3]

His father, Milivoj Karakašević was a Yugoslav table tennis player.

Career Highlights and Accomplishments

  • Bronze medal at European Championship – Singles
  • European Champion – Mixed Doubles (four times)
  • US Open Champion – Singles (three times)
  • US Open Champion – Doubles
  • Second place in Europe – Mixed Doubles
  • Third place in Pro-Tour final – Men's Doubles- (twice)
  • German Open Champion – Men's Doubles
  • Brazilian Open Champion – Doubles
  • Brazilian Open Champion – Teams
  • Mediterranean games Champion – Men's Doubles
  • Second place in Mediterranean games – Doubles (twice)
  • Second place – Netherlands Open – Men's Doubles
  • Third place – Qatar Open – Men's Doubles (twice)
  • Balkan Champion (six times)
  • Second finisher in European Trials for the Olympic games
  • Third place in Junior Europeans (four times)
  • Yugoslavian Champion – Singles (three times)
  • Yugoslavian Champion – Men's Doubles (five times)
  • Yugoslavian Champion – Mixed Doubles (five times)
  • Yugoslavian Champion – Teams (four times)

Clubs

References

  1. ^ "Killerspin Player Page". killerspin.com.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandar Karakašević". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  3. ^ "Александар Каракашевић приступио Српској напредној странци". Српска напредна странка (in Serbian (Cyrillic script)). Retrieved 2021-11-20.
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