Ella Zeller

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Ella Zeller
Ella Zeller 1955.jpg
Ella Zeller at the 1955 World Championships
Personal information
Full nameElla Constantinescu-Zeller
NationalityFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Born26 November 1933 (1933-11-26) (age 90) [1]
Moldova Nouă, Romania [1]
Medal record
Table tennis
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1963 Prague Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1963 Prague Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1957 Stockholm Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1957 Stockholm Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1957 Stockholm Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1956 Tokyo Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1956 Tokyo Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1956 Tokyo Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1956 Tokyo Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1955 Utrecht Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1955 Utrecht Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1953 Bucharest Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1952 Bombay Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1951 Vienna Team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1958 Budapest Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1958 Budapest Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1964 Malmo Doubles

Ella Zeller (married name Ella Constantinescu; born 26 November 1933) is a retired Romanian table tennis player, coach and administrator. Between 1952 and 1964, she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships. [2] [3] In 1995, she was inducted to the ITTF Hall of Fame.

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Zeller began training in table tennis in Timișoara and then moved to Bucharest. She graduated from an institute of physical education, and after retiring from competitions, she worked as a table tennis coach with the national team (1967–1989). She also took leading positions in the national and European tennis table federations and served as President of the National Commission for Women sport. In 1989, Zeller moved to Germany where in 1990–1994, she worked for the German Table Tennis Federation. [1]

In 2000, she was awarded the Cross of Faithful Service (3rd class) by then President of Romania – Emil Constantinescu. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ella Constantinescu. enciclopediaromaniei.ro
  2. ↑ CONSTANTINESCU-ZELLER Ella (ROU) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine . ittf.com
  3. ↑ Medaliile obtinute de sportivii romani la Campionatele Mondiale de Seniori Archived 20 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Romanian Table Tennis Federation
  4. ↑ "DECRET nr. 563 din 1 decembrie 2000". legislatie.just.ro (in Romanian). Monitorul Oficial. 16 December 2000. Retrieved 16 October 2022.


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