Zoran Primorac
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| Nationality |
 Croatia
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| Born |
10 May 1969 Zadar, Yugoslavia |
| Playing style | Shakehand looper |
| Equipment(s) | Butterfly Primorac Carbon blade with Sriver EL rubber |
| Highest ranking | 2nd place (1998) in ITTF World ranking |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
1993 and 1997 worldcup winner.
Zoran Primorac /ˈzoʊrən ˈpriːməˌræts/ (born 10 May 1969) is an accomplished male table tennis player from Croatia. He is considered to be among the best European players in the last 25 years.
Primorac was born in Zadar and started playing table tennis at the club STK "Bagat" in his home town. As a junior, he won seven medals at European championships. In 1985 he moved to the Zagreb club "Vjesnik", Caja Granada and UMMC Verkhnaya Pyshma. At the 1987 World Championship in New Delhi he won the silver medal together with Ilija Lupulesku, and repeated the success by winning the silver at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Together with Lupulesku he also won the 1990 European Championship in Gothenburg.
Primorac competed for Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where he reached last 16 in singles and doubles. He repeated the same at the 1996 Summer Olympics. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the third round. At 2008 Summer Olympics "Zoki" lost in the quarter-final of the men's singles event to Jörgen Persson.
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