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Dragutin Šurbek (8 August 1946 – 15 July 2018) was a Croatian and Yugoslav table tennis player[2] and coach.

Born(1946-08-08)8 August 1946
Died15 July 2018(2018-07-15) (aged 71)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
SportTable tennis
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Dragutin Šurbek
Personal information
Born(1946-08-08)8 August 1946
Died15 July 2018(2018-07-15) (aged 71)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking2 (December 1974) [1]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1979 PyongyangDoubles
Gold medal – first place1983 TokyoDoubles
Silver medal – second place1975 CalcuttaDoubles
Silver medal – second place1975 CalcuttaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1969 MunichTeam
Bronze medal – third place1971 NagoyaSingles
Bronze medal – third place1971 NagoyaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1973 SarajevoSingles
Bronze medal – third place1973 SarajevoDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1977 BirminghamDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1981 Novi SadSingles
Bronze medal – third place1981 Novi SadDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1981 Novi SadMixed Doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1968 LyonSingles
Gold medal – first place1970 MoscowDoubles
Gold medal – first place1976 PragueTeam
Gold medal – first place1982 BudapestDoubles
Gold medal – first place1984 MoscowDoubles
Silver medal – second place1964 MalmoTeam
Silver medal – second place1970 MoscowTeam
Silver medal – second place1972 RotterdamTeam
Silver medal – second place1980 BerneDoubles
Silver medal – second place1982 BudapestMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place1974 Novi SadSingles
Bronze medal – third place1974 Novi SadDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1976 PragueDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1978 DuisburgDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1984 MoscowSingles
Bronze medal – third place1984 MoscowMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place1986 PragueDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1986 PragueMixed Doubles
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Career

Šurbek won two World Championship titles in the men's doubles event.[3][4] He won gold medals in 1979 (with Antun Stipančić) and in 1983 (with Zoran Kalinić). In the men's singles event, he won the bronze medal three times (in 1971, 1973 and 1981).[5][6]

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