Zoran Kosanovià(; January 16, 1956 â February 4, 1998) was a Serbian Canadian table tennis player.
Kosanoviàrepresented Yugoslavia in all five world championships from 1973 to 1981 (in 1975, he won silver medal at the World Championship). In 1976, he was European Champion in Prague. With his doubles partner Milivoj Karakaà ¡eviÃÂ, he reached the European Championship semifinal in 1978.
In the Balkan Championships, he won 11 titles. From 1975 to 1979, he was the Yugoslav champion five times. His highest ranking in the ITTF World Ranking was 7th place.
In September 1979, KosanoviÃÂ moved to Toronto. In 1981, he won the North American Championship and in 1982 the US Open. At the 1983 World Championship in Tokyo, he represented Canada.
On February 4, 1998, KosanoviÃÂ collapsed while taking part in a recreational soccer match at The Hangar sports complex and died of a heart attack. He is interred in Toronto's York Cemetery.
In March 1998, an annual soccer tournament held in Downsview Park was initiated by the Serbian White Eagles FC.
Kosanoviàmarried Darinka "Doreen" (née Jovanov) in 1979 and had two children: a son Sasha and daughter Tanya.