Zoran Kosanović
| Zoran Kosanović | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Zoran Kosanović |
| Nickname(s) | Zoki |
| Nationality |
 Yugoslavia Canada |
| Born |
January 16, 1956 Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| Died |
February 4, 1998 (aged 42) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Playing style | Left-handed all-round player |
Zoran Kosanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Косановић; January 16, 1956 – February 4, 1998) was a Serbian Canadian table tennis player.[1]
Career
Career in Yugoslavia
Kosanović represented Yugoslavia in all five world championships from 1973 to 1981 (in 1975, he won silver medal at the World Championship. In 1976, he was European Champion in Prague. With his doubles partner Milivoj Karakašević, he reached the European Championship semifinal in 1978.[2]
In the Balkan Championships, he won 11 titles. From 1975 to 1979, he was the Yugoslav champion five times. His highest ranking in the ITTF World Ranking was 7th place.[3]
Career in Canada
In September 1979, Kosanović moved to Toronto. In 1981, he won the North American Championship and in 1982 the US Open. At the 1983 World Championship in Tokyo, he represented Canada.
In 1998, Kosanović collapsed while taking part in a recreational soccer match and died of a heart attack. He is interred in Toronto's York Cemetery.
Personal
Kosanović married in the early 1980s and had two children: son Saša and daughter Tanja.[4]
References
- ↑ 1998 obituary by Tim Boggan
- ↑ 1978 results Archived October 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 1978 results Archived October 17, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ 1998 obituary by Tim Boggan