by Thomas Buza | Jul 6, 2015
RUDNOVA, Zoja (URS) Born: 19/08/1946 in Moscow (URS) Deceased: 12/03/2014 in Moscow (URS) Born in Moscow in 1946, Zoya Rudnova was the player who was described as the player who learned from the Asians and from whom the Asian learned. She was in real terms the first...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 6, 2015
BULATOVA-ABBATE, Fliura (URS-ITA) Born: 07/09/1963 in Samarkand/Uzbekistan, former Soviet Union. A defensive player, after many successes in the Soviet Union later she represented Italy. Achievements / European Championships: 1982 European Champion in Women’s Doubles...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 6, 2015
HAMMERSLEY-PARKER-SHIRLEY, Jill (ENG) Born: 06/12/1951 in Carshalton, Surrey/ENG Achievements: World Championships: 1973 3rd place in Women’s Doubles (with Beatrix Kishazi/HUN) Her first coach Leo Thompson was very certain about the abilities of the young girl who was...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 6, 2015
ZELLER-CONSTANTINESCU, Ella (ROU) Born: 26/11/1933 in Moldova Noua/ROU ITTF Hall of Fame: Induction 1995 ETTU Honorary member; ETTU Vice President 1988-1992. Reliable, Ella Zeller Constantinescu excelled at any sport which involved a ball; notably she excelled at...
by Thomas Buza | Jul 6, 2015
KOCZIAN, Eva (HUN) Born: 25/05/1936 in Budapest/HUN Achievements / World Championships: 1955 World Champion in Mixed Doubles (with Kalman Szepesi/HUN) 1954 Vice World Champion in Women‘s Teams 1961 Vice World Champion in Women’s Singles Achievements / European...