by Thomas Buza | Jul 1, 2015
ALEXANDRU-GOLOPENTA, Maria (ROU) Born: 30/12/1939 in Plugova/ROU Born Maria Galopenta in 1939 Plugova, she married in 1960. A defensive player, she competed internationally for almost 30 years, from 1951 to 1980. At the 1953 World Championships in Budapest, she was...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 1, 2015
BATORFI, Csilla (HUN) Born: 03/03/1969 in Szombathely/HUN Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year in 1986. She was the first female player to compete at five Olympic Games (1988-2004). Controlled top spin play, changing the pace and tempo of the rally were the hallmarks of...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 1, 2015
LEACH, John Alfred / ENG Born: 20/11/1922 in Dagenham, Essex/ENG Deceased: 05/06/2014 ITTF Hall of Fame: Induction 1997 1988-2011: President of ETTA (English Table Tennis Association) Principally a defensive player, Johnny Leach was renowned for his temperament; never...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 1, 2015
BERCZIK, Zoltan (HUN) Born: 07/08/1937 in Novi Sad/Yugoslavia Deceased: 11/01/2011 in Budapest/Hungary 1969 – 1996 he worked as trainer, also for Hungarian national team. He was the “Table Tennis Zatopek”, named after the famous athlete Emil Zatopek; the reason was...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 1, 2015
JONYER, Istvan (HUN) Born: 04/08/1950 in Miskolc/HUN The master of playing at half distance, the ability to change the direction of his top play was a major key to his success. He was often a slow starter and took time to find a rhythm to his play. His trademark was...
