Elizabeta Samara

Elizabeta Samara (born 15 April 1989 in Constanța) is a professional Romanian table tennis player.[4][1] She won European titles in singles, doubles and team events at the European Championships and has represented Romania four times at the Summer Olympics.

Elizabeta Samara
Personal information
Born (1989-04-15) 15 April 1989 (age 35)
Constanța, Romania
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, shakehand
Equipment(s)Butterfly, Jun Mizutani ZLC
Highest ranking13 (September 2014)[2]
Current ranking31 (20 February 2024)[3]
ClubCSA Steaua București
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Romania
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2012 Huangshi Singles
European Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Kraków–MałopolskaTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 MinskTeam
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków–MałopolskaSingles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Aarhus Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Stuttgart Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Istanbul Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Herning Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Buzău Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Yekaterinburg Singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Luxembourg City Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nantes Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Ostrava Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gdansk-Sopot Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Gdansk-Sopot Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Schwechat Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yekaterinburg Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yekaterinburg Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cluj-Napoca Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Munich Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2023 Malmö Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 St. Petersburg Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Subotica Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Ostrava Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Budapest Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Budapest Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Warsaw Singles
Europe Top-16
Bronze medal – third place2018 MontreuxSingles

Samara had represented different teams in club competitions, including Turkish club Fenerbahçe SK and Romanian CSA Steaua București.[5][6] On 26 July 2022, she agreed on terms with Greek club Panathinaikos.[7]

Personal life

Samara is an ethnic Aromanian, and was born in a family of Aromanians.[8]

Singles titles

YearTournamentFinal opponentScoreRef
2013ITTF World Tour, Americas, Brazil Open Ankita Das4–2[9]
2014ITTF World Tour, Czech Open Ai Fukuhara4–3[9]
2015ITTF World Tour, Qatar Open Han Ying4–0[9]
European Championships Li Jie4–3[10]

References

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