Stanisław Frączyk Explained

Stanisław Frączyk
Nickname:Stani
Birth Date:2 December 1952
Birth Place:Łódź, Poland
Residence:Stockerau, Austria-->
Retired:2016
Height:184cm
Sport:Para table tennis
Disability:Heine Medina disease
Disability Class:C9
Show-Medals:no

Stanisław Frączyk (born 2 December 1952)[1] 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.[2] [3]

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. [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book . ipc-services.org . . 19 September 2004.
  2. Web site: 24 September 2020 . Stanislaw Fraczyk . Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee.
  3. Web site: 24 September 2020 . Stanislaw Fraczyk . IPTTC.org . ITTF Para Table Tennis.
  4. Web site: 8 November 2017 . 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 . pl . Polski Zwiazek Tenisa Stolowego.
  5. Web site: 1 November 2012 . Austriacki mistrz z Polski . Austrian champion from Poland . Polonika.at . pl.