Stefan Trofan

Stefan Trofan
Personal information
Born	4 April 1962; Oldham, United Kingdom
Died	21 August 2008 (aged 46); Sheffield, United Kingdom
Sport
Country	United Kingdom
Sport	Para table tennis
Disability	Spinal cord injury
Disability class	C3
Retired	2005
Medal record
Table tennis
Representing United Kingdom
Paralympic Games
European Championships

Stefan Trofan (4 April 1962^[1] – 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.^[2]

He died of oesophageal cancer on 21 August 2008 in Sheffield surrounded by family, days before the Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.
^ "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.

[1] "Athens 2004 Paralympic Games - Table Tennis - Official Results Book". ipc-services.org. International Paralympic Committee. 19 September 2004.

[2] "IPTTF Profile - Stefan Trofan". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.

[3] "Coach who defied odds dies aged 46". Oldham Chronicle. 1 September 2008.

[4] "Inspirational Stefan loses cancer battle". The Star. 23 August 2008.

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