Nationality Germany Role Player Highest ranking 4 (April 2014) Height 1.86 m | Current ranking 5 (August 2015) Weight 79 kg Name Dimitrij Ovtcharov Parents Mikhail Ovtcharov | |
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Playing style Club GAZPROM Fakel Orenburg(Russia) Similar People Timo Boll, Ma Long, Zhang Jike, Wang Hao, Bastian Steger Profiles | ||
Dimitrij ovtcharov profile interview
Dimitrij Ovtcharov (Russian: Дмитрий Овчаров) or Dmytro Ovtcharov (Ukrainian: Дмитро Овчаров; born 2 September 1988) is a Ukrainian-born German table tennis player. His father Mikhail, a Soviet table tennis champion in 1982, moved his family to Germany shortly after Dimitrij was born.
Contents
- Dimitrij ovtcharov profile interview
- Dimitrij Ovtcharov Best European Player Power Shot
- Career
- Equipment
- Personal life
- Career records
- References
Ovtcharov won one silver and three bronze medals at the Olympics between 2008 and 2016. As of September 2017, he is ranked forth in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
Dimitrij Ovtcharov - Best European Player ? (Power Shot)
Career
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Ovtcharov won the silver medal as part of the German men's team, together with Timo Boll and Christian Süß.
He used a special technique in his serves, which was later picked by TIME as one of the top 50 innovations of 2008.
On 22 September 2010 Ovtcharov had been suspended by the German Table Tennis Federation (DTTB) due to a positive A-sample test for Clenbuterol that may be used as a performance-enhancing substance. Ovtcharov himself denied the doping accusation and requested a B-sample analysis which still tested positive. After hearings and further investigations, the hair sample voluntarily offered by Ovtcharov showed no evidence of clenbuterol and its abuse. DTTB later unanimously decided to abolish the suspension on 15 October 2010. The decision was endorsed by ITTF.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics Ovcharov won bronze medals in singles and team events. In June 2015, he won a gold medal at the inaugural European Games. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he was defeated by Vladimir Samsonov in the singles quarter-final. He then won a team bronze medal. In June 2017, he won the title at the China Open against Timo Boll (4 sets to 3), and in August 2017 he won the title at Bulgaria Open.
Equipment
Ovtcharov is right-handed and uses the shakehand grip. He is also a DONIC sponsored athlete. His blade is a Donic Ovtcharov Original Senso Carbon with Butterfly Tenergy 05 on both sides.
Personal life
Ovtcharov married Swedish table tennis player Jenny Mellström in 2013. They had a daughter, Emma after the Rio Olympics.
Career records
Singles (as of 6 July 2013)
Runner-up (2): 2009 Danish Open. 2010 Polish Open.
Men's Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Team