Richard Bergmann

Richard Bergmann

Richard Bergmann in 1950
Personal information
Nationality  England  Austria
Born 10 April 1919
Vienna, Austria
Died 5 April 1970 (aged 50)[1]
London Borough of Wandsworth, UK

Richard Bergmann (10 April 1919 – 5 April 1970) was an Austrian and British table tennis player. Winner of seven World Championships, including four Singles, one Men's Doubles, two Team's titles and 22 medals in total.[2]

Legacy

Bergmann was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1982,[3] and into the International Table Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame in 1993 as one of twelve founding members.[4] Since 1967, the Richard Bergmann Fair Play Trophy is contested at the Liebherr World Championships.[1]

See also

References

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  1. 1 2 Vladimir Samsonov Receives Swaythling Club Fair Play Award in Paris. ittf.com. 21 May 2013
  2. "BERGMANN Richard (ENG)". Ittf.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. "Richard Bergmann". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  4. "ITTF Hall of Fame" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
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