Gertrude Pritzi

Often called Trude Pritzi - - Gertrude Pritzi (born 15 January 1920 in Vienna, † October 21, 1968 in Vienna) was an Austrian table tennis player. Her achievements they reached 1936-1944 during their Club membership to: Post SV Wien. In 1938 she became world champion. She lived in Vienna and earned her living as a postal employee.

Career

Pritzi began her career at the table tennis club Badner AC, moved in 1936 to Post SV Wien and finally in 1945 to Austria Wien. Later she also played for the Vienna. 1937 and 1938 she won the Austrian championship and won through against the then prevailing Trude Wildam by. In 1938 she also became world champion.

Already at the World Championships in 1937 she reached the final, but this was aborted due to timeout; the title was not awarded at the time - a curiosity in the history of table tennis. The ITTF This decision has now been corrected: Since April 2001, Trude Pritzi and the American Ruth Hughes Aarons are listed as " Co - World Champions ".

After the annexation of Austria to Germany in 1938, she performed at the World Championships in Germany. She was twice world champion in doubles. In the German ranking in 1938 they performed at rank 1.

Died in 1968 Pritzi and was buried in Vienna Cemetery Dobling.

In 2010 she was inducted into the ITTF Hall of Fame.

Achievements

World Championships 1937 in Baden: 1st single together with Ruth Hughes Aarons, Quarterfinal Round Mixed
1938 in London: 1st Single, 3rd Place Mixed with Alfred Dearest (AUT) 3rd place with Austrian team
1947 in Paris: 3rd place individual, 1st place double with Gizella Farkas (HUN )
In London in 1948: quarter-final double
1949 in Stockholm: 3rd place individual
1951 in Vienna: 3rd place individual, Quarterfinal Round Mixed, 2nd place with Austrian team
1952 in Bombay: Quarter-Finals Doubles, quarterfinals Mixed
1953 in Bucharest: 3.Place with Austrian team

National German Championships 1938 in Breslau - 1st place individual
1939 in Frankfurt / Main - 1st place individual
1940 in Baden (Vienna) - 1st place individual, 1st place with double Otti Graszl, 1st place Mixed with gasoline Eckl
1941 in Dresden - 1st place individual, 1st place with double Otti Graszl, 1st place Mixed with Herbert desire
1942 in Dresden - 1st place individual, 1st place with double Otti Graszl, 2nd place Mixed with Herbert desire
1943 in Breslau - 1st place Single, Double 3.Place with Neumann, 1st place Mixed with Herbert desire
1944 in Breslau - 1st place individual, 1st place Mixed with Herbert desire

Gaumeisterschaften 1938 - 1st place team with Ostmark
1939 - 1st place team with Ostmark

Austrian Championships 1937 - 1st place individual
1938 - 1st place individual
1946 in Vienna - 1st place individual, 1st place doubles (with Otti Graszl ), 1st place Mixed ( with Otto Eckl )
1947 in Vienna - 1st place individual, 1st place doubles (with Otti Graszl ), 1st place Mixed ( with Otto Eckl )
1948 in Innsbruck - 1st place individual, 1st place doubles (with Otti Graszl ), 1st place Mixed ( with Otto Eckl )
1949 in Graz - 1st place individual, 1st place Mixed ( with Henry Bednar )
1950 in Linz - 2nd place individual
1951 in Salzburg - 1st place individual, 1st place Mixed ( with Otto Eckl )
1952 in Vienna - 1st place individual, 1st place Mixed ( with Otto Eckl )
1953 in Bregenz - 1st place individual
1954 in Klagenfurt - 2nd place individual, 1st place double with Fritzi Lauber
1955 in Vienna - 1st place individual, 1st place double with Fritzi Lauber

German team championship 1939 - 1st place with Postsportverein Vienna

International Championships Austria 1935 - 1st place individual
1937 Germany - 1st place single, double 2nd place with Věra Votrubcová (CSSR )
1938 Germany - 1st place individual
Czechoslovakia 1938 - 1st place individual
Czechoslovakia 1946 - 1st place individual
Czechoslovakia 1947 - 1st place individual
1947 Hungary - 1st Place Double with Gizella Farkas (HUN )
Czechoslovakia 1948 - 1st place individual
Czechoslovakia 1949 - 1st place individual
1949 Wales - 1st place individual
1950 Belgium - 1st place individual
1950 Geneva ( Switzerland ) - 1st place individual, 1st place doubles (with Peter ), 1st place Mixed ( with Meyer de Stadelhofen )
1950 Yugoslavia - 1st place individual
1951 England - 1st place individual
1954 Germany - 2nd place with double Ermelinde Wertl (AUT )
1956 Basel ( Switzerland ) - 1st place individual

Results from the ITTF database

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