Stéphane Ostrowski (born 17 March 1962) is a retired French professional

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player. At a height of 6 ft 8 in (2.05 m) tall, he played at the

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position. He is widely considered to be one of the major figures of French basketball history,List of the Greatest players in French Basketball League's History
/ref> and he was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors list.

Professional career

Ostrowski led

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to the

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title in 1988, and to the

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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

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National team career

Ostrowski was a regular member of the senior French national team. He reached the

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semifinals in

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, finishing the tournament in fourth place.

References

External links

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1962 births Living people Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Cholet Basket players Élan Chalon players French basketball coaches French men's basketball players French people of Polish descent Le Mans Sarthe Basket players Limoges CSP players Olympic basketball players of France Olympique Antibes basketball players Power forwards (basketball) 1986 FIBA World Championship players Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games People from Bron Sportspeople from Lyon Metropolis {{France-basketball-bio-stub