Andrzej Grubba

Andrzej Grubba
Personal information
Full name	Andrzej Grubba
Nationality	Poland
Born	May 14, 1958(1958-05-14) Brzeźno Wielkie, Poland
Died	July 21, 2005(2005-07-21) (aged 47) Sopot, Poland
Medal record Men's table tennis Competitor for Poland World Championships Bronze 1985 Gothenburg team Bronze 1987 New Delhi doubles Bronze 1989 Dortmund singles European Championships Gold 1982 Budapest mixed doubles Silver 1984 Moscow singles Silver 1984 Moscow team Silver 1988 Paris mixed doubles Silver 1990 Gothenburg singles Silver 1996 Bratislava doubles Bronze 1984 Moscow mixed doubles Bronze 1986 Prague singles Bronze 1986 Prague team Bronze 1988 Paris doubles Bronze 1992 Stuttgart singles Bronze 1996 Bratislava team

Andrzej Grubba (May 14, 1958 in Brzeźno Wielkie – July 21, 2005 in Sopot) was a Polish table tennis player.

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. One of the things Grubba was best known for was his ability to change playing hands mid-rally. He died of cancer leaving his wife and two children.

Trivia

"The hall of fame induction ceremony of Andrzej Grubba" was the first occasion that Dwight Schrute, a character from The Office, ever left Pennsylvania (season four, episode eight).

External links

• ITTF Stats

Awards
Preceded by Zdzisław Hoffmann	Polish Sportspersonality of the Year 1984	Succeeded by Lech Piasecki