Tibor Házi born Tibor Hoffmann,
(February 9, 1912 – February 18, 1999), was a male international
table tennis
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player from
Hungary
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.
Sports career
He won nine medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the
World Table Tennis Championships
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from the
1932 World Table Tennis Championships
The 6th World Table Tennis Championships were held in Prague from 25 to 30 January 1932.
Medalists Team
Individual
References
External linksITTF Museum
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to
1938 World Table Tennis Championships
The 1938 World Table Tennis Championships were held in London from January 24 to January 29, 1938. The pool stages were held at the Royal Albert Hall with the finals at the Wembley Empire Pool and Sports Arena.
Medalists Team
Individual
Re ...
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The nine medals included three team
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have be ...
s.
[ After settling in the United States he continued to play for thirty years.
]
Personal life
He was born as Tibor Hoffmann in 1912 but as Hungarian society became anti-Semitic he changed his name to Házi.Magda Gál
Magda Gál (married name Házi) (1907-1990), was a female Hungarian international table tennis player.
Table tennis career
She was a prolific World Table Tennis Championships medal winner and secured eight silver medals and twelve bronze medal ...
in 1937 and in 1939 they fled to the United States
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because of their Jewish origins and they settled in Bethesda, Maryland
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. Gál died in 1990 aged 83 and Házi died in 1999.[
]
See also
* List of table tennis players
This list of table tennis players is alphabetically ordered by surname. The main source of the information included in this page is the official International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) database. More detailed information about their careers is ...
* List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
Results of individual events
The tables below are medalists of individual events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed).
Men's singles
Medal table
Women's singles
The champion of women's singles in 1937 was declared ...
References
Hungarian male table tennis players
American male table tennis players
1912 births
1999 deaths
Hungarian emigrants to the United States
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