Gábor Gergely (born 21 June 1953, in

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) is a male former international

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player from

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Table tennis career

From 1974 to 1983 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships, three medals with the Hungarian team in the

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. The four World Championship medals included two

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s in the doubles with István Jónyer at the

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and the team event at the

1979 World Table Tennis Championships The 1979 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Pyongyang from April 25 to May 6, 1979. Results Team Individual References External linksITTF Museum {{World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships World Table ...

References

Profile at Halmay Zoltán Olympic Traditionalist Association website
Living people 1953 births Hungarian male table tennis players Table tennis players from Budapest {{Hungary-tabletennis-bio-stub

Table tennis career

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