ETTU Announces New Appointments to Committees

The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) Executive Board, following proposals from Committee Chairs, has confirmed several new appointments to its Committees. These appointments include Deputy Chairs and Executive Board (EB) members .

ETTU Officials and Committees List

  • Arne MADSEN (Denmark) – Club Competitions Official
  • Zoran PRIMORAC (Croatia) – EB Member in charge of Club Competitions
  • Iaroslav DENEZHKIN (Russia) – Medical and Anti-Doping Official
  • Pedro MOURA (Portugal) – EB Member in charge of Medical and Anti-Doping

Medical and Sport Science Committee

  • Bruno SOARES (Portugal) – Chair
  • Christian IBENFELDT (Norway) – Deputy Chair
  • Emre AK (Türkiye) – Deputy Chair
  • Aleksandra SAVIC (Serbia) – Member
  • Nicolae OCHIANA (Romania) – Member
  • Iaroslav DENEZHKIN (Russia) – Ex-officio Member
  • Pedro MOURA (Portugal) – EB Member in charge

Coaches Committee

  • Emmanuele DELSANTE (Italy) – Chair
  • Anamaria SEBE (Romania) – Deputy Chair
  • Tomislav KOLAREK (Croatia) – Deputy Chair
  • Vincent AUMOITTE (France) – Member
  • Natália GRIGELOVÁ (Slovakia) – Member
  • David SARGSIAN (Russia) – Member
  • Mario GENOVESE (Malta) – Member
  • Daniel ELLERMAN (Sweden) – Member
  • Jarek KOLODZIEJCZYK (Austria) – EB Member in charge

Gender Equality Committee

  • Esko HEIKKINEN (Finland) – Chair
  • Emma PERSSON (Sweden) – Deputy Chair
  • Johanna GRECH (Malta) – Deputy Chair
  • Marta ADAMCZAK (Poland) – Member
  • Jean-Michel MUREAU (Belgium) – Member
  • Paula PENEDO (Portugal) – Member
  • Inga NAVICKIENE (Lithuania) – Member
  • Konul MIKAYILOVA (Azerbaijan) – Member
  • Sally HUGHES (England) – Member
  • Davis AVDJUKEVICS (Latvia) – Member
  • Chiara COLANTONI (Italy) – EB Member in charge

Para Table Tennis Committee

  • Karen Tonge OBE (England) – Chair
  • Alessandro ARCIGLI (Italy) – Deputy Chair
  • Tomáš VARGA (Slovakia) – Deputy Chair
  • Romana ROMANOV (Serbia) – Member
  • Matija KRNC (Slovenia) – Member
  • Sanda ERBSA (Latvia) – Member
  • Aleksander WIETESKA (Poland) – Member
  • Dennis LINDAHL (Sweden) – Member
  • Sonja GREFBERG (Finland) – EB Member in charge

Ranking Committee

  • Igor HELLER (Netherlands) – Chair
  • Richard PRAUSE (Germany) – Deputy Chair
  • Mathias NEUWIRTH (Austria) – Deputy Chair
  • Eduards SPAGIS (Latvia) – Member
  • Aleksandr ALEKSANDROV (Russia) – Member
  • Didier LEROY (Belgium) – EB Member in charge

Technical Committee

  • Carlo BORELLA (Italy) – Chair
  • Øivind ERIKSEN (Norway) – Chair
  • Emie DEKKER (Netherlands) – Deputy Chair
  • Matthias VATHEUER (Germany) – Deputy Chair
  • Nehat ÇITAKU (Kosovo) – Member
  • Predrag MILIĆEVIĆ (Serbia) – Member
  • Claudio STEFANELLI (San Marino) – Member
  • Didier LEROY (Belgium) – EB Member in charge

Umpires and Referees Committee

  • Werner THURY (Austria) – Chair
  • Elena SEMENOVA (Russia) – Deputy Chair
  • Marcin FIDALA (Poland) – Deputy Chair
  • Asko RASINEN (Finland) – Deputy Chair
  • Pol PIERRET (Luxembourg) – Member
  • Mircea STEFF (Romania) – Member
  • Françoise LAPICQUE (France) – Member
  • Matej HAMRAN (Slovakia) – Member
  • Kerstin DUCHATZ (Germany) – Member
  • Thomas PURCELL (England) – Member
  • Rauno PÕRU (Estonia) – Member
  • Valiantin BARAVOK (Belarus) – Member
  • Jovana MILJKOVIĆ (Serbia) – Member
  • Ina JOZEPSONE (Latvia) – EB Member in charge

Veterans Committee

  • Reto BAZZI (Switzerland) – Chair
  • Susie VENNER (England) – Deputy Chair
  • Savaş ERTUFAN (Türkiye) – Deputy Chair
  • Maria GAFTEA (Romania) – Member
  • Farhad ISMAYILOV (Azerbaijan) – Member
  • Vincent LABARBE (France) – Member
  • Aleh MALOCHNIKAU (Belarus) – Member
  • Ina JOZEPSONE (Latvia) – EB Member in charge

Youth Committee

  • Thomas BUZA (Sweden) – Chair
  • Carina BECK (Germany) – Deputy Chair
  • Carlos LEON (Portugal) – Deputy Chair
  • Andreas GEORGIOU (Cyprus) – Member
  • Ivica HATALOVA (Slovakia) – Member
  • Baiba BOGDANOVA (Latvia) – Member
  • Christophe PORTE (France) – Member
  • Zurabi BERUKASHVILI (Georgia) – Member
  • Roman MARKOV (Russia) – Member
  • Petr NEDOMA (Czechia) – Member
  • Samet POLAT (Türkiye) – Member
  • Heike AHLERT (Germany) – EB Member in charge

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