About Elemér Gyetvai
Lived 1927 – 1993 (aged 65). Elemér Gyetvai was a Hungarian table tennis player and coach.
Elemér Gyetvai (12 July 1927 – 18 March 1993) was an international table tennis player from Hungary.
Table tennis career He won five medals at the World Table Tennis Championships from 1951 to 1957.
His five World Championship medals included a gold medal in the Swaythling Cup (team event) at the 1952 World Table Tennis Championships.
In addition he won a bronze medal at the 1957 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Ferenc Sidó. He also won two English Open titles.
Coaching and Inspector After retiring from playing he coached in Indonesia. In 1964 he was recruited by the Hungarian Table Tennis Federation as an international inspector to investigate the decline of Hungarian table tennis and regain European superiority.
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Who was Elemér Gyetvai?
Hungarian table tennis player (1927-1993)
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Elemér Gyetvai was born on 12 July 1927 in Kisterenye.
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Elemér Gyetvai died on 18 March 1993 in Budapest.
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Elemér Gyetvai was a table tennis player and coach.
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Elemér Gyetvai was Hungarian.
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