Stanislav Gomozkov

Stanislav Gomozkov (Russian: Станислав Николаевич Гомозков; born 3 August 1948) is a former male international table tennis player from the Soviet Union. At his peak, he was ranked 5th in the World Rankings.^[1]

Stanislav Gomozkov
Full name	Stanislav Gomozkov
Nationality	Soviet Union
Born	(1948-08-03) 3 August 1948 (age 77) Asipovichy, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Table tennis career
Playing style	Right-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking	5 (1967)[1]
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  Soviet Union Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Championships 1 1 2 European Championships 4 2 7 Total 5 3 9 World Championships 1975 Calcutta Mixed 1967 Stockholm Doubles 1969 Munich Doubles 1973 Sarajevo Team European Championships 1968 Lyon Mixed 1970 Moscow Mixed 1972 Rotterdam Mixed 1974 Novi Sad Mixed 1966 London Team 1970 Moscow Team 1966 London Doubles 1968 Lyon Doubles 1970 Moscow Doubles 1970 Moscow Team 1974 Novi Sad Doubles 1976 Prague Mixed Doubles 1976 Prague Team European Youth Championships 1965 Prague Doubles 1965 Prague Team 1966 Szombately Singles 1966 Szombately Doubles 1966 Szombately Team 1965 Prague Mixed Doubles

Career

Junior success

Gomozkov began playing table tennis at the age of 11.^[2] In 1965, he won his first USSR champion's title at the age of 17. The same year, Gomozkov became the European Youth champion in Prague. A year later, he repeated his success in the Szombathely.

International career

In 1966, Gomozkov made his debut in the major tournaments and was a part of the Soviet Union team that won the silver medal at the European Championships team event. He also won a medal in the doubles event together with Anatoly Amelin. Since 1966, Gomozkov was a regular member of the Soviet team up until 1977 World Championships in Birmingham.

In total, Gomozkov won four World Championships medals^[1] including a gold medal in the Mixed Doubles event with Tatiana Ferdman at the World Table Tennis Championships in 1975.^[3][4][5] Gomozkov also was a 4-time European champion in mixed doubles event, winning four consecutive titles from 1968 to 1974. He competed in Europe Top-16 competition three times, with his best achievement being 5th place in 1972.^[6]

Gomozkov retired from the international arena after 1977 World Championships in Birmingham, where he finished a tournament in the Round of 32 after a loss to Czechoslovak star Milan Orlowski.^[2] The following year, he won his final medals at the Soviet Championships, reaching the singles finals, and then he switched to coaching career.

Accolades

On the professional tour circuit, Gomozkov won 5 singles and 16 doubles event titles,^[1] including seven English Open titles from 1967/68 to 1976/77, three men's singles, three men's double and one mixed double titles.

Gomozkov is one of the most successful players in the Soviet Championships history with a total of 16 gold medals. Only Sarkis Sarchayan has won more (26) medals.^[7]

Personal life

In 1997, Gomozkov married the Soviet table tennis player Fliura Abbate-Bulatova. For many years, Gomozkov was her coach. He has two sons - Alexander and Dmitriy.^[2]

See also

• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
• List of European Table Tennis Championships medalists