Geza Eros

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Geza Eros
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NationalityFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
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World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1937 Mixed Doubles

Geza Eros is a male former international table tennis and tennis player from Romania and later Hungary. [1]

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Career

Table Tennis

He won a bronze medal at the 1937 World Table Tennis Championships in the mixed doubles with Angelica Rozeanu. [2] [3]

Tennis

He was also a notable tennis player who was active between 1947 to 1958. He competed at the Wimbledon Championships in 1947 [4] and 1948. [5] He won singles titles at the West Sussex Championships in 1947 and the Scottish Championships in 1948. [6] Additionally he was also a finalist at the Paignton Open. [7] He played his final singles tournament at the Hungarian International Championships in Budapest in 1958. [8]

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References

  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Mixed Doubles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-09.
  3. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  4. "Draw Archive: Wimbledon 1947". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. "Player: Geza Eros Results Gentleman's Singles". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. "Player – Geza Eros". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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