Stanisław Frączyk

Stanisław Frączyk
Personal information
NicknameStani
Born (1952-12-02) 2 December 1952
Łódź, Poland
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Country Austria
SportPara table tennis
DisabilityHeine Medina disease
Disability classC9
Retired2016
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Austria
Paralympic Games
1996 Atlanta Men's singles C9
1996 Atlanta Men's open standing
2004 Athens Men's singles C9
1996 Atlanta Men's teams C9-10
2000 Sydney Men's singles C9
2004 Athens Men's teams C9
2012 London Men's singles C9
World Championships
1998 Paris Men's singles C9
2002 Taipei Men's singles C9
2002 Taipei Men's open standing
1998 Paris Men's open standing
1998 Paris Men's teams C9
2006 Montreux Men's singles C9
2006 Montreux Men's open standing
European Championships
1997 Stockholm Men's singles C9
1997 Stockholm Men's teams C10
1999 Piešťany Men's singles C9
1999 Piešťany Men's doubles C6-10
1999 Piešťany Men's open standing
2001 Frankfurt Men's singles C9
2001 Frankfurt Men's open standing
2003 Zagreb Men's singles C9
2003 Zagreb Men's teams C9
2005 Jesolo Men's singles C9
2011 Split Men's singles C9
1999 Piešťany Men's teams C10
2003 Zagreb Men's open standing
2013 Lignano Men's singles C9
1997 Stockholm Men's open standing
2001 Frankfurt Men's teams C9
2005 Jesolo Men's teams C9

Stanisław Frączyk (born 2 December 1952)[1] is a retired Austrian-Polish para table tennis player. He is a triple Paralympic champion, a triple World champion, an eleven-time European champion and three time Polish national champion.[2][3]

He has a medical condition called Heine-Medina disease which is caused his right leg to be five centimetres short than his left leg, he plays with a splint on his right leg. He was encouraged to play the sport by his older brother Zbiginiew Frączyk who is also a table tennis player who played at national level.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
  2. ^ "Stanislaw Fraczyk". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Stanislaw Fraczyk". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. 24 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Ręka jak u mistrza świata. 65-letni pingpongista został doceniony" [A hand like a world champion. The 65-year-old ping-pong player has been appreciated]. przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). Polski Zwiazek Tenisa Stolowego. 8 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Austriacki mistrz z Polski" [Austrian champion from Poland]. Polonika.at (in Polish). 1 November 2012.