István Kelen
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István Kelen (21 March 1912 in Budapest – 1 May 2003 in Sydney) was a male international table tennis player, journalist and play-write from Hungary.
Table tennis career
He won 15 medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.[1]
The 15 World Championship medals[2][3] included seven gold medals; five in the team event and two in the mixed doubles with Anna Sipos at the 1929 World Table Tennis Championships and Mária Mednyánszky at the 1933 World Table Tennis Championships.[4][5]
Personal life
After one of the table tennis tournaments in Asia, he emigrated to Australia, where he lived until his death.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=3509
- ↑ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
- ↑ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ↑ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
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