Kálmán Szepesi (13 January 1930 – 29 September 1992) was a male former international

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player from

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Table tennis career

He won several medals in doubles, and team events in the

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in 1951 to 1955. Szepesi's five World Championship medals included two gold medals; one in the team event and one in the mixed doubles at the

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with

Éva Kóczián Éva Kóczián, later Kóczián-Földy (born May 25, 1936 in Budapest) is a former female international table tennis player from Hungary. Table tennis career She won twelve medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Ch ...

. He also won an

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1930 births 1992 deaths Hungarian male table tennis players 20th-century Hungarian people {{Hungary-tabletennis-bio-stub

Table tennis career

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