Andrzej Grubba
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Full name	Andrzej Grubba
Nationality	Poland
Born	(1958-05-14)14 May 1958 Brzeźno Wielkie, Poland
Died	21 July 2005(2005-07-21) (aged 47) Sopot, Poland
Highest ranking	3 (Jun 1989–19 Dec 1991)
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  Poland Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 0 World Championships 0 0 3 World Cup 1 2 2 European Championships 1 4 6 Total 2 8 11 World Championships 1985 Gothenburg team 1987 New Delhi doubles 1989 Dortmund singles World Cup 1988 Guangzhou singles 1985 Foshan singles 1989 Nairobi singles 1987 Macao singles 1990 Seoul doubles European Championships 1982 Budapest mixed doubles 1984 Moscow singles 1984 Moscow team 1988 Paris mixed doubles 1990 Gothenburg singles 1996 Bratislava doubles 1984 Moscow mixed doubles 1986 Prague singles 1986 Prague team 1988 Paris doubles 1992 Stuttgart singles 1996 Bratislava team

Andrzej Stanisław Grubba (14 May 1958 – 21 July 2005) was a Polish table tennis player.

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Grubba was born in Brzeźno Wielkie near Starogard Gdański. He was the recipient of numerous medals for the world competition in table tennis as well as for the European competition.

He was one of the best players in this field of sport in Polish history, together with Alojzy Ehrlich. Three times he was awarded bronze medals during the World Competition - in 1989 for single play, in 1985 for team tournament, in 1987 for double play with Leszek Kucharski. Three times Grubba took part in the Olympic Games. In 1988 he won World Cup, in 1985 and 1989 he had 2nd place and in 1987 he was 3rd, in singles. In doubles Cup, with Leszek Kucharski had 3rd place. One of the things Grubba was best known for was his ability to change playing hands mid-rally. He also won two English Open titles.

Grubba was ranked world No. 3 successively for more than two and a half years from mid-1989 to the end of 1991.^[1]