Stéphane Ostrowski
{{short description|French basketball player}}
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| name = Stéphane Ostrowski
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8.75
| weight_lb = 230
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| nationality = French
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|03|17}}
| birth_place = Bron, France
| career_start = 1982
| career_end = 2005
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| career_position = Power forward
| coach_start = 2005
| coach_end = 2006
| years1 = 1982–1985
| team1 = Le Mans
| years2 = 1985–1992
| team2 = CSP Limoges
| years3 = 1992–1995
| team3 = Olympique Antibes
| years4 = 1995–1998
| team4 = Cholet Basket
| years5 = 1998–1999
| team5 = Olympique Antibes
| years6 = 1999–2001
| team6 = Élan Chalon
| years7 = 2001–2005
| team7 = Olympique Antibes
| cyears1 = 2005–2006
| cteam1 = Olympique Antibes
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As a player:
- 5× FIBA European Selection (1990, 1991 2×, 1995 2×)
- FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1988)
- 4× French League champion (1988, 1989, 1990, 1995)
- 2× French Leaders Cup winner (1988, 1990)
- French Cup winner (1998)
- 4× French League French Player's MVP (1986, 1988–1990)
- French League Best Young Player (1984)
- 8× French League All-Star
- French Basketball Hall of Fame (2013)
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{{MedalSport| Men's Basketball}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}
{{MedalBronze|1993 France|}}
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Stéphane Ostrowski (born 17 March 1962) is a retired French professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 8 {{3/4}} in (2.05 m) tall, he played at the power forward position. He is widely considered to be one of the major figures of French basketball history,[http://www.basketarchives.fr/class0.htm List of the Greatest players in French Basketball League's History] and he was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list.
Professional career
Ostrowski led CSP Limoges to the FIBA Saporta Cup title in 1988, and to the FIBA Korać Cup final in 1987. He also played at the 1990 EuroLeague Final Four. He reached another European Cup final in 2001, when he contributed to Élan Sportif Chalonnais' great run in the Saporta Cup.
National team career
Ostrowski was a regular member of the senior French national team. He reached the EuroBasket semifinals in 1991, finishing the tournament in fourth place.
References
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External links
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_,Uz02qBnJiADOq5VntEf53.roundID_2566.season_1995.teamID_1483.playerID_8213.html#{E91AFDC5-57F4-4283-9A62-3729B99232F4} Profile on fibaeurope.com]
- [http://www.euroleague.net/history/50-years/player-nominees Player nominees for the EuroLeague's 50 Greatest Contributors]
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Category:1986 FIBA World Championship players
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
Category:Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France
Category:Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
Category:Basketball players from Lyon Metropolis
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