Ivan Andreadis (3 April 1924 in

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- 27 October 1992 in Prague) was a Czechoslovak international

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player.

Table tennis career

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

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from 1947 to 1957. His 27 World Championship medals included nine

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s; four in the team event, four in the doubles with

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and

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respectively and one in the mixed doubles with Gizi Farkas. He also won three

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