Ralf Wosik
Ralf Wosik (born April 17, 1958 in Hamm - Bockum-Hövel ) is a former German table tennis player . He achieved many successes both with his team Borussia Düsseldorf and in singles and doubles. He played 102 international matches for the German Table Tennis Association .
Career
Ralf Wosik left school in 1975 after completing secondary school in order to prepare for a professional career in a table tennis center with Hajo Nolten , supported by the DTTB . This was the first attempt in Germany to professionally promote young, talented young players and was initiated by the former Düsseldorf player and later President of the German Table Tennis Association, Hans Wilhelm Gäb .
Material and style of play
Ralf Wosik was one of the first German aggressive-offensive spin players. He usually stayed relatively close to the record and tried to dictate the game. He was considered particularly strong against defenders. He first played Joola Redspot with 2 times Stratos 2.5 mm, later Joola Extreme with 2 times Clipper 2.5 mm.
Greatest successes
In 1975 Wosik was in Zagreb together with Hans-Joachim Nolten Junior Vice European Champion in doubles. On February 24, 1976, he was called up for an international match for the first time: In Hamburg he lost both singles to China. His greatest successes are nine team championships with his club PSV-Borussia (later Borussia Düsseldorf). In the men's singles he reached the final four times and the semifinals of the German championship three times - but could never prevail against Georg Böhm . In the national rankings, he was ranked first in 1982.
From 1979 to 1989 he took part in six world championships and since 1978 in seven European championships . For the national team, he completed 102 international matches before stepping down in 1990.
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German TT championships
- 1979 Mixed with Ursula Kamizuru-Hirschmüller
- 1980 men's doubles with Hans-Joachim Nolten
- 1980 Mixed with Ursula Kamizuru-Hirschmüller
- 1981 Mixed with Ursula Kamizuru-Hirschmüller
- 1985 men's doubles with Cornel Borsos
- 1986 men's doubles with Cornel Borsos
- Nine German team championships with PSV Borussia Düsseldorf
- 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990
- Seven times German cup winner with PSV Borussia Düsseldorf
- 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990
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European Champions Cup
- 1989 PSV Borussia Düsseldorf
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ETTU Cup
- 1987 PSV Borussia Düsseldorf
societies
- 1968–1972: TuWa Bockum-Hövel
- 1972–1974: TTC Grünweiß Bad Hamm
- 1974 - ????: PSV Borussia Düsseldorf
Private
Professionally, Ralf Wosik is managing director of a mail order company with table tennis articles. He is married to table tennis player Gudrun Richter, a sister of Ruth Richter, the wife of Hanno Deutz , and has two children (daughter Janina * 1983, son Steffen * 1985). His younger brother Torben Wosik is also a well-known German table tennis player, as is his sister Nadja (* 1966). Daughter Janina is married to Damien Éloi .
Results from the ITTF database
Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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FRG | European Championship | 1988 | Paris | FRA | last 16 | |||
FRG | European Championship | 1984 | Moscow | URS | Quarter finals | |||
FRG | European Championship | 1978 | Duisburg | FRG | Quarter finals | |||
FRG | European Championship | 1976 | Prague | TCH | last 16 | |||
FRG | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 1975 | Zagreb | YUG | silver | |||
FRG | World Championship | 1989 | Dortmund | FRG | last 128 | last 64 | no participants | 7th |
FRG | World Championship | 1987 | New Delhi | IND | last 128 | last 64 | last 64 | 7th |
FRG | World Championship | 1985 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 32 | last 32 | last 64 | 17th |
FRG | World Championship | 1983 | Tokyo | JPN | last 128 | last 64 | Agony | 15th |
FRG | World Championship | 1981 | Novi Sad | YUG | last 128 | last 32 | last 64 | 13 |
FRG | World Championship | 1979 | Pyongyang | PRK | last 32 | last 64 | last 64 | 11 |
literature
- Reinhard Schüssler: Ralf and Gudrun Wosik - An ideal couple , DTS magazine , 1981/22 p. 10
- Elmar Schneider: Eternal runner-up and yet not fit for the tragic figure: Ralf Wosik , DTS magazine , 1987/5 pages 32–34
Web links
- Ralf Wosik: In 1975 at the age of 16, table tennis became a profession ( memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on December 23, 2015)
Individual evidence
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1975/16 page 5
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1976/6 page 24
- ↑ Magazine DTS , 1982/24 edition south-west side 14
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1990/5, page 37
- ↑ Ralf Wosik Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed on September 17, 2011)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wosik, Ralf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German table tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamm |