Stanisław Frączyk

Stanisław Frączyk (born 2 December 1952) 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.[1][2]

Stanisław Frączyk
Personal information
Nickname(s)Stani
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 AtlantaMen's singles C9
1996 AtlantaMen's open standing
2004 AthensMen's singles C9
1996 AtlantaMen's teams C9-10
2000 SydneyMen's singles C9
2004 AthensMen's teams C9
2012 LondonMen's singles C9
World Championships
1998 ParisMen's singles C9
2002 TaipeiMen's singles C9
2002 TaipeiMen's open standing
1998 ParisMen's open standing
1998 ParisMen's teams C9
2006 MontreuxMen's singles C9
2006 MontreuxMen's open standing
European Championships
1997 StockholmMen's singles C9
1997 StockholmMen's teams C10
1999 PiestanyMen's singles C9
1999 PiestanyMen's doubles C6-10
1999 PiestanyMen's open standing
2001 FrankfurtMen's singles C9
2001 FrankfurtMen's open standing
2003 ZagrebMen's singles C9
2003 ZagrebMen's teams C9
2005 JesoloMen's singles C9
2011 SplitMen's singles C9
1999 PiestanyMen's teams C10
2003 ZagrebMen's open standing
2013 LignanoMen's singles C9
1997 StockholmMen's open standing
2001 FrankfurtMen's teams C9
2005 JesoloMen's teams C9

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. [3][4]

References
  1. "Stanislaw Fraczyk". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 24 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Stanislaw Fraczyk". IPTTC.org. ITTF Para Table Tennis. 24 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Austriacki mistrz z Polski" [Austrian champion from Poland]. Polonika.at (in Polish). 1 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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