1952 World Table Tennis Championships

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The 1952 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Bombay from 1 to 10 February 1952.The 1952 World Championships were marked by the arrival of the Japanese as a Table Tennis force on the world scene. In another first the Chief Referee of the tournament was an Indian, Professor Arakalgud Subbarao. [1]

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India was chosen as the hosts for the event in March 1950 at the Congress of the International Table Tennis Federation in Budapest, Hungary. [2] Because the Championships were held in India, the entry was reduced. Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria and Sweden were all unable to travel to the tournament. [3]

Medalists

Norikazu Fujii, Tadaaki Hayashi and Hiroji Satoh of Japan, who all won Gold in respective disciplines. Norikazu Fujii, Nishimura and Satoh of Japan.jpg
Norikazu Fujii, Tadaaki Hayashi and Hiroji Satoh of Japan, who all won Gold in respective disciplines.

Team

EventGoldSilverBronze
Swaythling Cup
Men's Team 		Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary
Elemer Gyetvai
József Kóczián
Ferenc Sidó
Kálmán Szepesi
László Várkonyi 		Flag of England.svg  England
Richard Bergmann
Adrian Haydon
Johnny Leach
Aubrey Simons
Harry Venner 		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Daisuke Daimon
Norikazu Fujii
Tadaaki Hayashi
Hiroji Satoh
Flag of Hong Kong 1876.svg  Hong Kong
Cheng Kwok Wing
Chung Chin Sing
Fu Chi Fong
Keung Wing Ning
Suh Sui Cho
Corbillon Cup
Women's team 		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Shizuki Narahara
Tomie Nishimura 		Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Romania
Angelica Rozeanu
Sári Szász
Ella Zeller 		Flag of England.svg  England
Kathleen Best
Peggy Franks
Diane Rowe
Rosalind Rowe

Individual

Helen Elliott at the World Table Tennis Championships at Bombay in February, 1952. She won the Bronze in Women's doubles. Helen Elliott 25215.jpg
Helen Elliott at the World Table Tennis Championships at Bombay in February, 1952. She won the Bronze in Women's doubles.
EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Flag of Japan.svg Hiroji Satoh Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg József Kóczián Flag of France.svg René Roothooft
Flag of France.svg Guy Amouretti
Women's singles Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Angelica Rozeanu Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Gizi Farkas Flag of England.svg Rosalind Rowe
Flag of Austria.svg Ermelinde Wertl
Men's Doubles Flag of Japan.svg Norikazu Fujii
Flag of Japan.svg Tadaki Hayashi 		Flag of England.svg Richard Bergmann
Flag of England.svg Johnny Leach 		Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Douglas Cartland
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Marty Reisman
Flag of England.svg Viktor Barna
Flag of England.svg Adrian Haydon
Women's Doubles Flag of Japan.svg Shizuki Narahara
Flag of Japan.svg Tomie Nishimura 		Flag of England.svg Diane Rowe
Flag of England.svg Rosalind Rowe 		Flag of Scotland.svg Helen Elliott
Flag of Austria.svg Ermelinde Wertl
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Gizi Farkas
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Edit Sági
Mixed doubles Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Ferenc Sidó
Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Angelica Rozeanu 		Flag of England.svg Johnny Leach
Flag of England.svg Diane Rowe 		Flag of England.svg Viktor Barna
Flag of England.svg Rosalind Rowe
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg József Kóczián
Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg Gizi Farkas

References

  1. ↑ ITTF Museum. "Past World Championships Results" . Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Indian Chosen As Venue Of 1952 World T.T. Championships". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 22 March 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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