Erwin Kohn

Austrian table tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Erwin Kohn (20 December 1911, in Baden 18 March 1994, in Mar del Plata) was a male international table tennis player from Austria.[1]

FullnameKohn Erwin
Nationality Austria
Born(1911-12-20)20 December 1911
Died18 March 1994(1994-03-18) (aged 82)
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Erwin Kohn
Personal information
Full nameKohn Erwin
Nationality Austria
Born(1911-12-20)20 December 1911
Died18 March 1994(1994-03-18) (aged 82)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Austria
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1936 PragueTeam
Bronze medal – third place1935 LondonSingles
Bronze medal – third place1935 LondonTeam
Silver medal – second place1934 ParisTeam
Bronze medal – third place1933 BadenDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1933 BadenTeam
Bronze medal – third place1932 PragueSingles
Bronze medal – third place1932 PragueTeam
Silver medal – second place1929 BudapestTeam
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Table tennis career

Kohn was Austria's national table tennis champion by the age of 16. From 1932 to 1936 he won eight medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.[2][3]

The nine World Championship medals included a gold medal in the team event at the 1936 World Table Tennis Championships for Austria.[4][5]

He won eight Argentinian national championships between 1940 and 1951.[6]

Personal life

He was of Jewish descent so fled to England in 1938 and then emigrated to Argentina.[7]

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