MÃ¡ria MednyÃ¡nszky

Mária Mednyánszky [ ma ː ː nski riɒ mɛdɲa ] (* 1901, † December 22, 1979 in Budapest) was a Hungarian table tennis player.

Life

Mednyánszky 1926 was the first World Table Tennis Champion. She came from a rich family; This enabled her to participate in the World Cup. In the following four world championships defended every time the title. Overall, she won ten world championships 28 medals, including 18 gold medals.

The first world title she almost missed out on a curious way. She was misinformed about the beginning of their first round matches. So she went with a friend a football game actually came too late to the match, but the organizers allowed her to make up for the match. After that she won all the games and won the world title.

For her sporting achievements presented her with the President of the Hungarian Table Tennis Association György Lakatos 1976, the highest award at the time of the Hungarian state, the Sports Merit Medal of the Hungarian People's Republic in gold.

Mária Mednyánszky was married to the bank employees Jenő Klucsik who played as well as in the MTK (Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre ). Her son Laszlo Kluksic wrote in a book about Hungary Mária Mednyánszky.

Achievements

World Championships 1926 in London: 1st place individual, 1st place Mixed with Zoltán Mechlovits (HUN )
1928 in Stockholm: 1st place individual, 1st place with double Fanchette flame (AUT ), 1st place Mixed with Zoltán Mechlovits (HUN )
1929 in Budapest: 1st Single, 3rd place doubles with Anna Sipos (HUN ) 3rd Place Mixed with Zoltán Mechlovits (HUN )
In Berlin in 1930: 1st place individual, 1st place doubles with Anna Sipos (HUN ), 1st place Mixed with Miklos Szabados (HUN )
1931 in Budapest: 1st place individual, 1st place doubles with Anna Sipos (HUN ), 1st place Mixed with Miklos Szabados (HUN )
In Prague in 1932: 2nd place individual, 1st place doubles with Anna Sipos (HUN ), 2nd place Mixed with Miklos Szabados (HUN )
1933 Baden: 2nd place individual, 1st place doubles with Anna Sipos (HUN ), 1st place Mixed with Kelen István (HUN )
1934 in Paris: 1st place doubles with Anna Sipos (HUN ), 1st place Mixed with Miklos Szabados (HUN ), 2nd place with the team
In London in 1935: 1st place doubles with Anna Sipos (HUN ) 3rd Place Mixed with Miklos Szabados (HUN )
1936 in Prague: 3rd place doubles with Magda Gál (HUN ), 2nd place Mixed with Kelen István (HUN )

Hungarian Championships 1928 - 1st place individual, 1st place Mixed with Zoltán Mechlovits
1929 - 1st place individual, 1st place doubles with Anna Sipos, 1st place Mixed with Miklos Szabados
1930 - 1st place individual, 1st place doubles with Anna Sipos
1932 - 1st place individual, 1st place doubles with Anna Sipos
1933 - 1st place individual, 1st place doubles with Anna Sipos, 1st place Mixed with István Boros
1934 - 1st place individual, 1st place double with Magda Gál, 1st place Mixed with Miklos Szabados
1936 - 1st place with double Magda Gál
1939 - 1st place doubles with Anna Sipos

International Championships 1928 in Berlin ( GER) - 1st place individual, 2nd place Mixed with Zoltán Mechlovits
1930 in Hannover (GER ) - 1st place individual, 1st place Mixed with Miklos Szabados
1932 in Wiesbaden ( GER) - 1st place individual, 1st place with double Lehfeldt (GER ), 1st place Mixed with Miklos Szabados
1932 in England - 1st place individual, 1st doubles (with Martin)

Results from the ITTF database

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