by Thomas Buza | Jul 9, 2015
MEDNYANSZKY, Maria (HUN) Born: 07/04/1901 in Budapest/HUN Deceased: 20/12/1978 in Budapest/HUN ITT Hall of Fame: Induction in 1993. Born to a working class family, her mother died when she was nine years old, her father when she was 16 years of age. She did not start...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 9, 2015
BOROS, Tamara (CRO) Born: 19/12/1977 in Senta (SRB – former Yugoslavia) In 2003 she became the first European woman to win a World Championship medal after ten years. Olympic Games: Participation in 1996 – 2008 Adept at half-distance executing powerful consistent top...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 9, 2015
POPOVA, Valentina (URS/SVK) Born: 21/11/1960 in Szumgait/URS Valentina Popova is a former Soviet Union and then Slovakian national player. Olympic Games: Participation in 1988 – 1996. Born in Azerbaijan, Valentina Popova became a member of the Soviet Union’s National...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 9, 2015
BADESCU, Otilia (ROU) Born: 31/10/1970 in Bukarest/ROU Different from the traditional half-distance top spin style adopted by European players; fast close to the table attacking play brought her much success between 1986 and 2005. Notably in the later years of her...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 6, 2015
MAGOS, Judit (HUN) Born: 19/02/1951 in Budapest (HUN) Deceased: 18/10/2018 in Frankfurt (GER) Hungarian Sportswoman of the Year in 1978. Married with Peter Engel/Germany (former German national player) Born in Budapest, penholder attacking player, Judit Magos enjoyed...
