Maria Alexandru
Maria Alexandru (née Golopența)[2] (born 30 December 1939 in Plugova) is a former Romanian table tennis player.
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| Born | December 30, 1939 Plugova[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Table tennis career
From 1957 to 1980 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.[3][4][5]
Between 1953 and 1979, she played in 12 World Championships, winning three gold medals[6] [7] in the doubles competition.[8]
During her active career she played for Progresul Bucharest.[8] She also won eleven English Open titles including six in the singles.
References
- "Evenimente interne" (in Romanian). Radio Iasi. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- "Maria Alexandru profile". European Table Tennis Hall of Fame.
- "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
- "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=149&NAMES=ALEXANDRU-GOLOPENTA+Maria+%28ROU%29&Assoc1=ROU&Assoc=&s_Gender=&s_Names=alexandru&
- 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.
- "Anonimatul, drama unei sportive de top" (in Romanian). Romania libera. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
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