| 1939 World Table Tennis Championships | |||
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| Events | |||
| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
| Team | men | women | |
The 1939 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Cairo from March 6 to March 11, 1939. [1] [2]
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.
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