Dimitrij Ovtcharov
| Dimitrij Ovtcharov Дмитро Овчаров | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Düsseldorf, Germany Hamelin, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 September 1988 Kiev, Ukraine[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 4 (April 2014)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 6 (October 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | GAZPROM Fakel Orenburg (Russia)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Russian: Дмитрий Овчаров) or Dmytro Ovtcharov (Template:Lang-uk; born 2 September 1988) is a Ukrainian-born German table tennis player.[5] His father Mikhail, a Soviet table tennis champion in 1982, has moved his family to Germany shortly after Dimitrij was born.
Ovtcharov won one silver and three bronze medals at the Olympics between 2008 and 2016. As of October 2016, he is ranked sixth in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[3]
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.[1][6]
He used a special technique in his serves, which was later picked by TIME as one of the top 50 innovations of 2008.[7]
On 22 September 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 a performance-enhancing substance.[8] Ovtcharov himself denied the doping accusation and requested a B-sample analysis which still tested positive.[9][10] 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 15 October 2010.[11] The decision was endorsed by ITTF.[12]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics Ovcharov won bronze medals in singles and team events. In June 2015, he won a gold medal at the inaugural European Games. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he was defeated by Vladimir Samsonov in the singles quarter-final. He then won a team bronze medal.[2]
Equipment
Ovtcharov is right-handed and uses the shakehand grip. He is also a DONIC sponsored athlete. His blade is a Donic Ovtcharov Original Senso Carbon with Butterfly Tenergy 05 on both sides.[citation needed]
Personal life
Ovtcharov married Jenny Mellström in 2013. They had a daughter, Emma after the Rio Olympics.[13]
Career records
Singles (as of 6 July 2013)[14]
- Olympics: round of 16 (2008), bronze medal (2012).[1]
- World Championships: round of 16 (2009, 11, 13).
- European Games: gold medal (2015).
- World Cup appearances: 5. Record: 5–8th (2008, 09, 10, 11).
- World Tour winner (5): 2010 India Open. 2011 Brazil Open. 2011 Korea Open. 2012 German Open. 2014 German Open
Runner-up (2): 2009 Danish Open. 2010 Polish Open. - World Tour Grand Finals appearances: 5. Record: round of 16 (2007–2011).
- European Championships: SF (2007). Winner (2013).
- Europe Top-12: Winner (2012).
- Europe Top-16: Winner (2015, 2016).
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).
References
- ^ a b c "Olympic results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ^ a b Dimitrij Ovtcharov. rio2016.com
- ^ a b "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "European Champions League". European Table Tennis Union. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ "OVTCHAROV Dimitrij". Players' Biographies. International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ^ Guériau, Hubert; Marius Widmer (18 August 2008). "Chinese Players Merciless with German Challengers". ITTF News. International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
- ^ "The new ping-pong serve". TIME. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
- ^ "Dimitrij OVTCHAROV suspended because of positive doping test". European Table Tennis Union (ETTU). 22 September 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ Miletic, Alex (23 September 2010). "Dima interviewed by ZDF: "The worst day in whole my life"". ETTU. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ Hinz, Simone (30 September 2010). "Positive B sample doping test for Dimitrij OVTCHAROV". ETTU. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ "OVTCHAROV's suspension is over: "Huge stone fell from my heart"". ETTU. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (15 October 2010). "Good News for Ovtcharov". ITTF. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ (28 August 2016) "Dimitrij Ovtcharov becomes a father", ITTF, Retrieved 14 October 2016
- ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- German table tennis players
- Olympic table tennis players of Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- German people of Ukrainian descent
- Olympic medalists in table tennis
- People from Kiev
- Ukrainian emigrants to Germany
- Soviet emigrants to Germany
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Table tennis players at the 2015 European Games
- European Games competitors for Germany
- European Games gold medalists for Germany