Biba Golic began playing table tennis at age 9, becoming a member of the Serbian National Cadet team at age 12. She continued playing in the Serbia senior national system for 10 years.[1] Biba became a two-time Yugoslavian Singles Champion. In September 2001, she became the Mediterranean Games Champion in Women's Doubles with Gordana Plavšić.[2] In October 2001, she became a Balkan Champion in Women's Teams, in Women's Singles, in Mixed Doubles (with Bojan Milošević), and a runner-up in Women's Doubles (with Gordana Plavšić).[3]
In 2002, she joined the Bundes League in Germany, where she played for one year. Biba is a member of Killerspin Krew (athletes sponsored by Killerspin).
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Biba attended Texas Wesleyan University for 18 months, on an athletic scholarship. At Texas Wesleyan, Biba became the National Collegiate Champion in singles, doubles, mixed doubles and team table tennis, and was also named the team's Most Valuable Player.
Since becoming one of the anchors of the "Killerspin Krew", Biba has played competitively and served as a spokesperson to heighten the popularity and awareness of the sport. Often called the "Anna Kournikova of table tennis", Biba was named as one of the "Sexiest Women in Sports" by ESPN in 2005 and appeared in ESPN's original The Body Issue.[4]
She has regularly participated in special events, where she performs exhibition matches. She has made numerous appearances on television news and profile shows, and most recently, in Hollywood feature films.
Some of her recent film and television appearances include:
As well as being featured in publications such as Time and Rolling Stone. The character Oksana Svedlovigoba in the story arc "Paint the Line", by Penny Arcade was based on her.
Results and accomplishmentsedit
Portland Open Champion
California Open Champion
Ohio Open Champion
US National Collegiate No. 2
US National Collegiate Champion – Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles & Team 2003
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