Erwin Kohn (20 December 1911, in

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– 18 March 1994, in

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) was a male international

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player from

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Table tennis career

Kohn was Austria's national table tennis champion by the age of 16. From 1932 to 1936 he won eight medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the

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. The nine World Championship medals included a

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in the team event at the

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for Austria.

Personal life

He was of Jewish descent so fled to England in 1938 and then emigrated to

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Austrian male table tennis players Jewish table tennis players Austrian Jews Austrian emigrants to Argentina 1911 births 1994 deaths Sportspeople from Baden bei Wien {{Austria-tabletennis-bio-stub

Table tennis career

Personal life

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