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The following is the List of European Under-21 Table Tennis Championships medalists.
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The following is the List of European Under-21 Table Tennis Championships medalists.
The tables below are European Table Tennis Under-21 Champions lists of individual events (Men's and Women's Singles, Men's and Women's Doubles and Mixed).
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