Jasna Fazlic
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Jasna Rather; born December 20, 1970 in Foča
, Yugoslavia
(modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina
)) is a former Yugoslav
and now American
table tennis
player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
, in the 1992 Summer Olympics
, in the 2000 Summer Olympics
, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics
.
In 1988 she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Gordana Perkučin
.
Four years later she competed as an Independent Olympic Participant
.
In 2000 and 2004 she participated for the United States.
From 1992 to 1997 she was married to Ilija Lupulesku
. After separating from Lupulesku in 1996, she played in Japan for a short while, then moved to the United States. In the US she began using her maiden name, Fazlić, but people kept pronouncing it "phallic". Her then-boyfriend, American player B. Reed, suggested that she change her last name to "Reed", and she did - although they were never married and are no longer dating.
As of 2009 she is the Head Table Tennis Coach at Texas Wesleyan University
. Since the inception of the table tennis program at Texas Wesleyan University, the team has brought back to Texas 38 out of the possible 52 collegiate national titles in team, singles and doubles events.
Jasna got married on August 20, 2009 to William H. Rather IV, and changed her last name to Rather.
Foca
Foča is a town and municipality in southeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Drina river, in the Foča Region of the Republika Srpska entity.-Early history:...
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
(modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
)) is a former Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
and now American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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 who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, in the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
, in the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
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In 1988 she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Gordana Perkučin
Gordana Perkucin
Gordana Perkučin is a Yugoslav table tennis player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1988 she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Jasna Fazlić....
.
Four years later she competed as an Independent Olympic Participant
Independent Olympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Olympics
During the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Republic of Macedonia competed as Independent Olympic Participants. Macedonian athletes could not appear under their own flag because their NOC had not been formed...
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In 2000 and 2004 she participated for the United States.
From 1992 to 1997 she was married to Ilija Lupulesku
Ilija Lupulesku
Ilija Lupulesku is a former Yugoslav and now Serbian table tennis player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He compeeted for USA from 2004 to 2006 including 2004 Summer...
. After separating from Lupulesku in 1996, she played in Japan for a short while, then moved to the United States. In the US she began using her maiden name, Fazlić, but people kept pronouncing it "phallic". Her then-boyfriend, American player B. Reed, suggested that she change her last name to "Reed", and she did - although they were never married and are no longer dating.
As of 2009 she is the Head Table Tennis Coach at Texas Wesleyan University
Texas Wesleyan University
Texas Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university founded by the United Methodist Church in 1890. The main campus is located in the Polytechnic Heights Neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, with branch campuses in Burleson and downtown Fort Worth.-History:Texas Wesleyan...
. Since the inception of the table tennis program at Texas Wesleyan University, the team has brought back to Texas 38 out of the possible 52 collegiate national titles in team, singles and doubles events.
Jasna got married on August 20, 2009 to William H. Rather IV, and changed her last name to Rather.