Stefan Trofan
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| Born | 4 April 1962 Oldham, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 August 2008 (aged 46) Sheffield, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spinal cord injury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stefan Trofan (4 April 1962 – 1 September 2008) was a former British para table tennis player. In his childhood years, he was very interested in football and was a keen footballer, he was paralysed from the waist down aged 17 in a bike accident. He played alongside Neil Robinson and James Rawson in table tennis team events internationally. He coached Great Britain's Paralympic table tennis team for the 2008 Summer Paralympics.[1]
He died of oesophageal cancer on 21 August 2008 in Sheffield surrounded by family, days before the Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "IPTTF Profile - Stefan Trofan". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Coach who defied odds dies aged 46". Oldham Chronicle. 1 September 2008.
- ^ "Inspirational Stefan loses cancer battle". The Star. 23 August 2008.
Categories:
- 1962 births
- 2008 deaths
- Paralympic table tennis players of Great Britain
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Oldham
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in table tennis
- Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain