1939 World Table Tennis Championships

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The 1939 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Cairo from March 6 to March 11, 1939. [1] [2]

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Only 11 men's teams and 5 women's teams entered the Championships. Hungary, the United States and Austria were the major nations missing. [3] Viktor Barna and Richard Bergmann played under the England flag for the first time.

Medalists

Team

EventGoldSilverBronze
Swaythling Cup
Men's team
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Miloslav Hamr
Rudolf Karlecek
Václav Tereba
Bohumil Váňa
Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Yugoslavia
Žarko Dolinar
Tibor Harangozo
Adolf Heršković
Ladislav Hexner
Maks Marinko
Flag of England.svg  England
Ernest Bubley
Ken Hyde
Hyman Lurie
Ken Stanley
Arthur Wilmott
Corbillon Cup
Women's team
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany
Hilde Bussmann
Gertrude Pritzi
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Vlasta Depetrisová
Marie Kettnerová
Věra Votrubcová
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Angelica Adelstein
Sári Kolozsvári

Individual

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's Singles Flag of England.svg Richard Bergmann Flag of Poland.svg Alojzy Ehrlich Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohumil Váňa
Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg Žarko Dolinar
Women's singles Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vlasta Depetrisová Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Gertrude Pritzi Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Samiha Naili
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Kettnerová
Men's Doubles Flag of England.svg Viktor Barna
Flag of England.svg Richard Bergmann
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miloslav Hamr
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Josef Tartakower
Flag of England.svg Ken Hyde
Flag of England.svg Hyman Lurie
Flag of France.svg Raoul Bedoc
Flag of France.svg Michel Haguenauer
Women's Doubles Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Hilde Bussmann
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Gertrude Pritzi
Flag of Romania.svg Angelica Adelstein
Flag of Romania.svg Sári Kolozsvári
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vlasta Depetrisová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Věra Votrubcová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Kettnerová
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Samiha Naili
Mixed Doubles Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohumil Váňa
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Věra Votrubcová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Václav Tereba
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marie Kettnerová
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Marcel Geargoura
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Hilde Bussmann
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Mansour Helmy
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Gertrude Pritzi

References

  1. "World Championships Results". ITTF Museum. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. "ITTF Statistics". ittf.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. "USA team - Abe Berenbaum". team USA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015.