About Mária Mednyánszky
Lived 1901 – 1978 (aged 77). Mária Mednyánszky was a Hungarian table tennis player and coach.
Mária Mednyánszky (7 April 1901 in Budapest – 22 December 1978 in Budapest) was a Hungarian international table tennis star.
Table tennis career She became the first official women's world champion winning the women's singles event gold medal in the first edition of the World Table Tennis Championships, held in 1926 at London. She went on to win the title for five successive years and won a further 18 world titles. Only Angelica Rozeanu holds more women's singles titles than her. She also won three English Open titles.
Awards She was awarded the Golden Order of the Hungarian People's Republic in 1976, Hungary's highest sporting honour.
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Who was Mária Mednyánszky?
Hungarian table tennis player (1901-1978)
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Mária Mednyánszky was born on 7 April 1901 in Budapest.
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Mária Mednyánszky died on 22 December 1978 in Budapest.
What was Mária Mednyánszky's occupation?
Mária Mednyánszky was a table tennis player and coach.
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Mária Mednyánszky was Hungarian.
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