Steffen Fetzner is a male former 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 from Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. From 1989 to 2000 he won several medals in doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships

Table Tennis European Championships

The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...

, in the World Table Tennis Championships

World Table Tennis Championships

The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...

, and in the Table Tennis World Cup

Table Tennis World Cup

The Table Tennis World Cup has been held annually since 1980. There had been only men's singles until the inauguration of women's singles in 1996 and team competitions in 1990. The team competitions, the World Team Cup, were canceled until the relaunch in 2007, and now held in odd-numbered years...

. He also won a silver medal in the Olympic Games

Table tennis at the Summer Olympics

Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. Athletes from China have dominated the sport, winning a total of 41 medals in 24 events, including 20 gold medals.-Events:...

 at Barcelona 1992.

Career

Fetzner represented Germany a total of 206 times during his playing career. He took part in three Olympic Games and seven World and European Championships.

After retiring, he took a up a coaching career at Aspire Academy in March 2007. He is currently the head coach

Head coach

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