Josef Somogyi

Josef Somogyi
Personal information
Nationality  Hungary
Died (1965-01-12)January 12, 1965

Josef 'Joe' Somogyi was a male international table tennis player from Hungary.[1]

Table tennis career

He won a bronze medal as part of the Hungarian team that competed in the Swaythling Cup during the 1955 World Table Tennis Championships. The team consisted of László Földy, József Kóczián, Ferenc Sidó and Kálmán Szepesi.[2]

He helped Surrey win the National County Championships in the 1958-59 season and was runner-up in the English Open.[3]

Personal life

He escaped Hungary with his wife Ary during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 to London becoming an architect-draughtsman. He was killed in a car accident on 12 January 1965.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. 1 2 "Josef Somogyi Obituary" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
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