About Despina Mavrocordat
Lived 1917 – 2014 (aged 96–97). Despina Mavrocordat was a table tennis player.
Maria 'Despina' Mavrocordat (1917–2014), married name Sayn-Wittgenstein, was a female Romanian international table tennis, volleyball and basketball player.
Table tennis career She won a bronze medal during the 1948 World Table Tennis Championships in the Corbillon Cup for Romania. The team consisted of Sari Szász-Kolozsvári, Angelica Rozeanu and G Beca.
Personal life Born into an old noble Mavrokordato family, she graduated from the Faculty of Law and Science. She was chairman of the Romanian Tennis Table Federation and emigrated to Germany. Despina married into the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein.
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Who was Despina Mavrocordat?
Romanian table tennis player
When was Despina Mavrocordat born?
Despina Mavrocordat was born on 30 November 1917 in Iași.
When did Despina Mavrocordat die?
Despina Mavrocordat died in 2014.
What was Despina Mavrocordat's occupation?
Despina Mavrocordat was a table tennis player.
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