Ferenc Sidó

Hungarian table tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ferenc Sidó (18 April 1923 in Pata – 6 February 1998 in Budapest) was a Hungarian international table tennis player. He was born in an ethnic Hungarian family in present-day Slovakia.

FullnameSIDÓ Ferenc
Nationality Hungary
Born(1923-04-18)18 April 1923
Died6 February 1998(1998-02-06) (aged 74)
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Ferenc Sidó
Personal information
Full nameSIDÓ Ferenc
Nationality Hungary
Born(1923-04-18)18 April 1923
Died6 February 1998(1998-02-06) (aged 74)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1961 BeijingDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1961 BeijingTeam
Silver medal – second place1959 DortmundSingles
Silver medal – second place1959 DortmundTeam
Bronze medal – third place1957 StockholmDoubles
Silver medal – second place1957 StockholmTeam
Bronze medal – third place1955 UtrechtSingles
Bronze medal – third place1955 UtrechtDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1955 UtrechtTeam
Gold medal – first place1953 BucharestSingles
Gold medal – first place1953 BucharestDoubles
Gold medal – first place1953 BucharestMixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place1953 BucharestTeam
Gold medal – first place1952 BombayMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place1952 BombayTeam
Bronze medal – third place1951 ViennaSingles
Silver medal – second place1951 ViennaDoubles
Silver medal – second place1951 ViennaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1950 BudapestSingles
Gold medal – first place1950 BudapestDoubles
Gold medal – first place1950 BudapestMixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place1950 BudapestTeam
Gold medal – first place1949 StockholmMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place1949 StockholmTeam
Bronze medal – third place1948 WembleyMixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place1947 ParisSingles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1960 ZagrebDoubles
Gold medal – first place1960 ZagrebTeam
Silver medal – second place1958 BudapestMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place1958 BudapestTeam
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Ferenc Sidó 1953

Table tennis career

From 1947 to 1961 he won 26 medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships[1][2][3]

The 26 medals included nine gold medals; one in the men's singles, two in the men's doubles with József Kóczián and Ferenc Soos, two in the men's team event and four in the mixed doubles with Gizi Farkas and Angelica Rozeanu.[4][5]

He also won four English Open titles.

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References

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