Anita Felguth, also known as Anita Felguth-Denker, (13 May 1909 in Hamburg-Altona – 21 June 2003 in

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) was a German

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player.

Table tennis career

From 1932 to 1936 she won six medals in singles, doubles and team events in the

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. The six World Championship medals included one

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in the

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team event for Germany.

References

German female table tennis players Sportspeople from Hamburg 1909 births 2003 deaths 20th-century German sportswomen {{Germany-tabletennis-bio-stub

Table tennis career

See also

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