Aleksandar Karakašević

Aleksandar Karakašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Каракашевић; born December 9, 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 achieved in USA is his victory at the US Open Championship, 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 is still playing in German Bundesliga (first German division) representing TTC ZUGBRÜCKE GRENZAU. [1]

Aleksandar Karakašević
Full name	Aleksandar Karakašević
Nationality	FR Yugoslavia  Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia
Born	(1975-12-09) December 9, 1975 Zemun, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Playing style	Left-handed, All round player
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  FR Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro /  Serbia ITTF World Tour Grand Finals 1996 Tianjin Doubles 2001 Hainan Doubles 2003 Guangzhou Doubles European Championships 2000 Bremen Mixed Doubles 2005 Aarhus Mixed Doubles 2007 Belgrade Mixed Doubles 2009 Subotica Mixed Doubles 2002 Zagreb Mixed Doubles 2011 Istanbul Mixed Doubles 2003 Courmayeur Doubles 2009 Stuttgart Doubles 2010 Subotica Mixed Doubles 2011 Gdańsk–Sopot Singles 2011 Gdańsk–Sopot Doubles 2016 Budapest Mixed Doubles 2018 Alicante Mixed Doubles European Nations Cup 1996 Bayreuth Team Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis Doubles 2005 Almería Doubles 1997 Bari Doubles 2009 Pescara Team

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.