by Thomas Buza | Jul 6, 2015
JOHANSSON, Kjell (SWE) Born: 25/01/1947 in Västeras/SWE Deceased: 24/10/2011 The “Hammer”, a name he gained as the result of the way he held the racket; his forehand being one of the most powerful in the world of table tennis. Great powers of concentration, played 236...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 6, 2015
GERGELY, Gabor (HUN) Born: 21/06/1953 in Budapest/HUN. The man for the crisis; when Hungary won the Men’s Team event at the World Championships in 1979 in Pyongyang, Zoltan Berczik, the coach, selected him for the vital decisive matches against China, both in the...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 6, 2015
SIDO, Ferenc (HUN) Born: 18/04/1923 in Patta / TCH Deceased: 06/02/1998 in Budapest/HUN ITTF Hall of Fame: Induction 1995 Sido was the last World Champion who used a hard bat. He was known for the power of his play, he was often likened to a bulldozer because of his...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 1, 2015
ROZEANU (ADELSTEIN), Angelica (ROU) Born: 15/10/1921 in Bukarest/ROU Deceased: 21/02/2006 in Haifa/ISRAEL ITTF Hall of Fame: Induction 1995 International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame: Induction 1981 Nerves of steel, she was renowned for solid defence and quick attack....
by Thomas Buza | Jul 1, 2015
PRITZI, Gertrude (AUT) Born: 15/01/1920 in Vienna/AUT Deceased: 21/10/1968 in Vienna/AUT. ITTF Hall of Fame: Induction 2011 Trude Pritzi excelled in the years immediately before and immediately after World War Two. Known for her defensive skills, she was renowned for...
