Maria Mednyanszky

Maria Mednyanszky

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...
Tamara Boros

Tamara Boros

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...
Valentina Popova

Valentina Popova

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...
Otilia Badescu

Otilia Badescu

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...
Judit Magos

Judit Magos

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...