Andrzej Grubba
Encyclopedia
Andrzej Grubba was a Polish
table tennis
player.
Grubba was born in Brzeźno Wielkie
near Starogard Gdański
. He was the recipient of numerous medals for the world competition in table tennis
as well as for the European competition.
He was one of the best players in this field of sport in Polish history, together with Alojzy Ehrlich
. Three times he was awarded bronze medals during the World Competition - in 1989 for single play, in 1985 for team tournament, in 1987 for double play with Leszek Kucharski. Three times Grubba took part in the Olympic Games
.
One of the things Grubba was best known for was his ability to change playing hands mid-rally.
He died of cancer leaving his wife and two children.
, a character from The Office, ever left Pennsylvania (season four, episode eight).
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player.
Grubba was born in Brzeźno Wielkie
Brzezno Wielkie
Brzeźno Wielkie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Starogard Gdański, within Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately east of Starogard Gdański and south of the regional capital Gdańsk....
near Starogard Gdański
Starogard Gdanski
Starogard Gdański is a town in Eastern Pomerania in northwestern Poland with 48,328 inhabitants...
. He was the recipient of numerous medals for the world competition in table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
as well as for the European competition.
He was one of the best players in this field of sport in Polish history, together with Alojzy Ehrlich
Alojzy Ehrlich
Alojzy "Alex" Ehrlich , also called "King of the Chiselers," was a Polish table tennis legend, widely regarded as one of the best players in Polish history of this sport, who three times won silver in the World Championships....
. Three times he was awarded bronze medals during the World Competition - in 1989 for single play, in 1985 for team tournament, in 1987 for double play with Leszek Kucharski. Three times Grubba took part in the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
.
One of the things Grubba was best known for was his ability to change playing hands mid-rally.
He died of cancer leaving his wife and two children.
Trivia
"The hall of fame induction ceremony of Andrzej Grubba" was the first occasion that Dwight SchruteDwight Schrute
Dwight Kurt Schrute III is a character on NBC's The Office portrayed by Rainn Wilson. He originally exactly resembled Gareth Keenan from the original UK version of The Office. Dwight is the top salesman and former acting manager for the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company and has won numerous awards for...
, a character from The Office, ever left Pennsylvania (season four, episode eight).