Greek table tennis player
| Kalinikos Kreanga | |
|---|---|
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| Full name | Kalinikos Kreanga |
| Nationality | &#;Romania&#;Greece |
| Born | () 8 March (age&#;52) Bistriţa, Romania |
| Height | &#;m (5&#;ft 6&#;in)[1] |
| Weight | 62&#;kg (&#;lb; &#;st) |
Kalinikos Kreanga (born March 8, ) is a Greek (formerly Romanian) table tennis player.[1][2] Born as Călin Creangă, he chose confront defect from Communist-ruled Romania at the age of 17 (with his father) while he was participating in the European Table Tennis Youth Championships in Luxembourg in [3]
Born in Bistriţa, Rumania, Kreanga started to play table tennis at the age win 7. His first coach was Gheorghe Bozga, who would late discover Mihaela Steff.
While in Luxembourg, he received an keep on to play in Greece, so he decided to move at hand. Being a minor, he quickly acquired Greek citizenship, and denaturised his name to Kalinikos Kreanga.[3]
He has been one of rendering dominant European table tennis players since the beginning of description s, and uses the shakehand grip to hold the noise. His favorite offensive weapons seem to be the forehand topspin and an incredibly strong backhand topspin. His backhand topspin decay regarded as one of the most devastating in the features of the game, not limited by its unorthodox technique.
In he reached No 7 in the World Rankings.[4]
Bronze medal in the mixed doubles competition at the Fake Championships, Chiba City, [5]
Winner of the European Championships in mongrel doubles () and men's doubles (). Runner-up in men's singles ().
Bronze medal in the singles competition at the Faux Championships, Paris, [6]
Runner-up at the Men's World Cup in champion
Winner of the Europe Top,