Erika Metzger was a
German
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international
table tennis
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player.
Table tennis career
She lived in
Berlin
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. In 1929 she and
Mona Rüster
Mona Müller-Rüster (''née'' Rüster, later Mueck; 10 August 1901 – 13 January 1976) was a German international table tennis player.
Table tennis career
From 1929 to 1934 she won four medals in singles, doubles and team events in the World ...
won the first place medal for Germany in doubles in the
Table Tennis World Championships.
Leading up to this win, Metzger won the 1927 International German Championships. She would control the first-place position in the German rankings in both 1928 and 1929.
Her three World Championship medals included a
gold medal in the doubles with
Mona Rüster
Mona Müller-Rüster (''née'' Rüster, later Mueck; 10 August 1901 – 13 January 1976) was a German international table tennis player.
Table tennis career
From 1929 to 1934 she won four medals in singles, doubles and team events in the World ...
at the
1929 World Table Tennis Championships
The 3rd World Table Tennis Championships were held in Budapest from January 14 to January 21, 1929.
Medalists Team
Individual
References
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Worl ...
.
She also won two
English Open titles.
Accomplishments
*
Table Tennis World Championships
** 1928 in Stockholm: 2nd place singles, 2nd place mixed doubles with Daniel Pecsi (HUN). Quarterfinal doubles
** 1929 in Budapest: 1st place doubles with
Mona Rüster
Mona Müller-Rüster (''née'' Rüster, later Mueck; 10 August 1901 – 13 January 1976) was a German international table tennis player.
Table tennis career
From 1929 to 1934 she won four medals in singles, doubles and team events in the World ...
(
DE), Quarterfinal singles, quarterfinal mixed
* International German Championships
** 1927
Berlin
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1st place singles, 2nd place doubles with Wirz, 2nd place mixed with Daniel Pecsi (HUN)
** 1928
Krefeld
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2nd place singles, 1st place mixed with Daniel Pecsi (HUN)
* International Championships
** 1928
England
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1st place singles, 1st place mixed with Daniel Pecsi (HUN)
** 1929
Switzerland 1st place singles, 1st place double with Ingeborg Carnatz.
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 i ...
*
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
German female table tennis players
20th-century German women
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