Kalinikos Kreanga
Kalinikos Kreanga 
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| Date of birth: | March 8, 1972 |
| Place of birth: | Bistrița |
| Playing hand: | Right handed |
| How to play: | Shakehand |
| Current world rankings : | 935 |
| Best world ranking : | 7 (September 2002) |
| Best national ranking: | 1 (May 2011) |
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Kalinikos Kreanga (born March 8, 1972 in Bistrița , Romania ; Greek Καλλίνικος Κρεάνγκα ) is a Greek table tennis player .
Born in Romania, the table tennis player, then still known as Călin Creangă, left after the European Youth Championship in Luxembourg in 1989 with his father, emigrated to Greece and then changed his first name to Kalinikos. He currently plays in the French league for GU Hennebont TT
Kreanga has been one of the dominant table tennis players in Europe since the early 1990s. He is right-handed and uses the shake hand style . He prefers attacking play with topspins with forehand and backhand, which often leads to long rallies.
His most important individual titles so far are winning the Europe TOP-12 in February 2011 and the German Masters in August 2000 in Karlsruhe (European preparatory tournament for the Olympic Games in Sydney ).
societies
- ACZografou (Greece) (until 1995)
- Finower TTC (1995/96; 2nd BL)
- Royal Villette Charleroi (from 1996)
- TTC Weinheim (2nd Bundesliga)
- TTV Hornstein (Austria) (until 1999)
- TTF Ochsenhausen (1999-2002)
- Japan: Super Circuit tournament series (2002–2003)
- Montpellier TT (France) (2003-2005)
- GU Hennebont TT (France) (since 2005)
Overview of titles and successes
World championships
- 2003 : 3rd place in the individual
- 1991 : 3rd place in mixed with Otilia Bădescu
European championships
- 2013 : Vice European champion with the team
- 2005 : Third in singles, Vice European Champion in doubles with Vladimir Samsonow
- 2002 : Vice European Champion in individual
- 2000 : Vice European Champion in doubles with Ilija Lupulesku
- 1998 : Vice European Champion in doubles with Ilija Lupulesku
- 1994 : European champion in doubles with Zoran Kalinić
- 1992 : European mixed champion with Otilia Bădescu
Europe TOP-12
- 2011: 1st place
- 2010: 3rd place
- 2009: 3rd place
- 2007: 2nd place
- 1999: 3rd place
World cup
ITTF Pro Tour
- 2005 2nd place in singles (St. Petersburg Open)
- 2004 1st place in singles (Chile Open)
- 2004 1st place in singles (St. Petersburg Open)
- 2002 1st place in individual (Japan Open)
- 2002 2nd place in singles (Grand Finals)
- 1999 2nd place in singles (Australian Open)
Mediterranean Games
- 1997 in Bari Taranto : 1st place
- 1991 in Athens : 2nd place
Great circuit
- Nov 2005 in Hiroshima: 2nd place
- Jan 2004 in Tokyo: 2nd place
- Nov 2002 in Miyazaki: 2nd place
- Nov 2002 in Kumamoto: 2nd place
- Sep 2002 in Hiroshima: 1st place
- Sep 2002 in Osaka: 1st place
- Aug 2002 in Tokyo: 1st place
Other international tournaments
- 2000 German Masters: 1st place
- 2008 Dunlop Masters: 1st place
National successes
- 1987 and 1988 Romanian champions in men's singles
- Multiple Greek master in men's singles, doubles and mixed
Success as a youth player
- 1988 European Youth Championship - Novi Sad 1st mixed with Otilia Bădescu
- 1987 European Youth Championship - Athens 2nd Mixed with Otilia Bădescu
- 1986 European Youth Championship - Louvain-la-Neuve 1st individual
- 1984 European Youth Championship - Linz 2nd double with Romulus Revisz (ROM)
Private
Kreanga has been married since 2003. He lives in Athens.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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| GRE | Balkan Championship | 1991 | Sakarya | DOOR | Semifinals | gold | gold | |
| ROU | Balkan Championship | 1987 | Constanza | ROU | 1 | |||
| GRE | European Championship | 2007 | Belgrade | SRB | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| GRE | European Championship | 2005 | Aarhus | THE | Semifinals | silver | ||
| GRE | European Championship | 2002 | Zagreb | HRV | silver | |||
| GRE | European Championship | 2000 | Bremen | GER | silver | |||
| GRE | European Championship | 1998 | Eindhoven | NED | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| GRE | European Championship | 1996 | Bratislava | SVK | Quarter finals | Semifinals | silver | |
| GRE | European Championship | 1994 | Birmingham | CLOSELY | gold | silver | ||
| GRE | European Championship | 1992 | Stuttgart | GER | last 16 | gold | ||
| ROU | European Championship | 1988 | Paris | FRA | Semifinals | |||
| GRE | European Youth Championship (Cadets) | 1986 | Louvin La Neuve | BEL | gold | |||
| ROU | European Youth Championship (Cadets) | 1984 | Linz | AUT | silver | |||
| ROU | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 1988 | Novi Sad | YUG | gold | |||
| GRE | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 1987 | Athens | GRE | silver | |||
| GRE | EURO TOP12 | 2011 | Liege | BEL | 1 | |||
| GRE | EURO TOP12 | 2010 | Dusseldorf | GER | 3 | |||
| GRE | EURO TOP12 | 2009 | Dusseldorf | GER | 3 | |||
| GRE | EURO TOP12 | 2008 | Frankfurt | GER | 5th place | |||
| GRE | EURO TOP12 | 2007 | Arezzo | ITA | 2 | |||
| GRE | EURO TOP12 | 2001 | catfish | AUT | 9 | |||
| GRE | EURO TOP12 | 2000 | Alassio | ITA | 7th | |||
| GRE | EURO TOP12 | 1999 | Split | HRV | 3 | |||
| GRE | EURO TOP12 | 1998 | Halmstad | SWE | 5 | |||
| GRE | EURO TOP12 | 1997 | Eindhoven | NED | 5 | |||
| GRE | EURO TOP12 | 1996 | Charleroi | BEL | 9 | |||
| GRE | Mediterranean Games | 1997 | Bari Taranto | ITA | gold | |||
| GRE | Mediterranean Games | 1991 | Athens | GRE | silver | . | ||
| GRE | Olympic games | 2008 | Beijing | CHN | last 16 | 9 | ||
| GRE | Olympic games | 2004 | Athens | GRE | last 32 | last 32 | ||
| GRE | Olympic games | 2000 | Sydney | OUT | last 32 | immediately excluded | ||
| GRE | Olympic games | 1996 | Atlanta | United States | immediately excluded | no participants | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2008 | Singapore | SIN | last 16 | |||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2008 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | |||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2008 | Velenje | SVN | last 64 | |||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2006 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2006 | Zagreb | HRV | last 16 | |||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2005 | St. Petersburg | RUS | silver | Semifinals | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2004 | St. Petersburg | RUS | gold | gold | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2004 | Santiago | CHI | gold | Quarter finals | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2004 | Singapore | SIN | last 32 | |||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2004 | Pyeongchang | COR | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2004 | Athens | GRE | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2003 | Malmo | SWE | last 64 | |||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2003 | Aarhus | THE | last 16 | |||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2003 | Bremen | GER | Quarter finals | |||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2003 | Kobe | JPN | Quarter finals | |||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2003 | Jeju-Si | COR | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2003 | Doha | QAT | Quarter finals | gold | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2002 | Magdeburg | GER | Semifinals | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2002 | Kobe | JPN | gold | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2002 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | |||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2002 | Cairo | EGY | Quarter finals | |||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2001 | Farum | THE | Semifinals | |||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2001 | Rotterdam | NED | last 32 | last 32 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2001 | Bayreuth | GER | Quarter finals | last 32 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2001 | Seoul | COR | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2001 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | last 16 | silver | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2001 | Zagreb | HRV | Semifinals | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2001 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | last 32 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2001 | Chatham | CLOSELY | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2000 | Farum | THE | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2000 | Toulouse | FRA | last 16 | Rd 1 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 2000 | Zagreb | HRV | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1999 | Karlskrona | SWE | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1999 | Lievin | FRA | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1999 | Linz / Wels | AUT | last 32 | Scratched | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1999 | Melbourne | OUT | silver | Semifinals | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1999 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1999 | Doha | QAT | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1998 | Belgrade | YUG | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1998 | Courmayeur | ITA | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1998 | Beirut | LIB | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1998 | Ji 'Nan City | CHN | Quarter finals | Rd 1 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1998 | Melbourne | OUT | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1998 | Wakayama | JPN | last 16 | Rd 1 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1998 | Doha | QAT | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1997 | Lyon | FRA | Semifinals | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1997 | Linz | AUT | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1997 | Belgrade | YUG | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1997 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1997 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1997 | Kettering | CLOSELY | Quarter finals | |||
| GRE | Pro tour | 1996 | Lyon | FRA | Quarter finals | |||
| GRE | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2004 | Beijing | CHN | last 16 | |||
| GRE | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2003 | Guangzhou | CHN | Quarter finals | |||
| GRE | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2002 | Stockholm | SWE | silver | |||
| GRE | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2001 | Hainan | CHN | last 16 | |||
| GRE | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 1999 | Sydney | OUT | last 16 | |||
| GRE | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 1998 | Paris | FRA | last 16 | |||
| GRE | World Championship | 2007 | Zagreb | HRV | last 16 | last 32 | no participants | |
| GRE | World Championship | 2006 | Bremen | GER | 11 | |||
| GRE | World Championship | 2005 | Shanghai | CHN | last 16 | last 32 | ||
| GRE | World Championship | 2003 | Paris | FRA | Semifinals | last 64 | ||
| GRE | World Championship | 2001 | Osaka | JPN | last 32 | Agony | Scratched | 9 |
| GRE | World Championship | 2000 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | 13-16 | |||
| GRE | World Championship | 1999 | Eindhoven | NED | last 32 | last 16 | no participants | |
| GRE | World Championship | 1997 | Manchester | CLOSELY | last 32 | last 16 | no participants | 6th |
| GRE | World Championship | 1995 | Tianjin | CHN | last 32 | last 16 | Quarter finals | |
| GRE | World Championship | 1993 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 128 | Agony | last 32 | |
| GRE | World Championship | 1991 | Chiba City | JPN | last 64 | Agony | Semifinals | |
| GRE | World cup | 2010 | Magdeburg | GER | 13-16. space | |||
| GRE | World cup | 2009 | Moscow | RUS | 5-8. space | |||
| GRE | World cup | 2008 | Liege | BEL | 4th Place | |||
| GRE | World cup | 2006 | Paris | FRA | 5-8. space | |||
| GRE | World cup | 2005 | Liege | BEL | 9-12. space | |||
| GRE | World cup | 2004 | Hangzhou | CHN | silver | |||
| GRE | World cup | 2003 | Jiangyin | CHN | silver | |||
| GRE | World cup | 2002 | Jinan | CHN | 9-12. space | |||
| GRE | World cup | 2001 | Courmayeur | ITA | 5-8. space | |||
| GRE | World cup | 1998 | Shantou | CHN | 9-12. space | |||
| GRE | World cup | 1997 | Nimes | FRA | 9-12. space | |||
| GRE | World cup | 1992 | Ho Chi Minh City | VIE | 4th |
Web links
- Kalinikos Kreanga biography on the website of the table tennis world association ittf.com (English) (accessed on August 5, 2011)
- Kalinikos Kreanga in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ) (accessed February 11, 2014)
- "My backhand makes the point" (accessed on February 11, 2014)
Individual evidence
- ↑ results.ittf.link . (accessed July 1, 2018).
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1989/8 p. 6
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1992/1 p. 45
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1995/6 p. 47
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1996/9 p. 19
- ↑ Kalinikos Kreanga results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed September 5, 2011)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kreanga, Kalinikos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Creangă, Călin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bistrița , Romania |