István Jónyer

Hungarian table tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

István Jónyer (born 4 August 1950 in Miskolc) is a former international table tennis player from Hungary. In 1975, Jonyer became the World champion in the singles event.

FullnameJónyer, István
Nationality Hungary
Born (1950-08-04) 4 August 1950 (age 75)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
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Full nameJónyer, István
Nationality Hungary
Born (1950-08-04) 4 August 1950 (age 75)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking1 (January 1977)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1983 TokyoTeam
Silver medal – second place1981 Novi SadTeam
Silver medal – second place1979 PyongyangDoubles
Gold medal – first place1979 PyongyangTeam
Gold medal – first place1975 CalcuttaSingles
Gold medal – first place1975 CalcuttaDoubles
Silver medal – second place1973 SarajevoDoubles
Gold medal – first place1971 NagoyaDoubles
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1982 BudapestDoubles
Gold medal – first place1982 BudapestTeam
Bronze medal – third place1980 BerneDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1980 BerneMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place1980 BerneTeam
Silver medal – second place1978 DuisburgSingles
Gold medal – first place1978 DuisburgTeam
Gold medal – first place1974 Novi SadDoubles
Silver medal – second place1974 Novi SadTeam
Silver medal – second place1972 RotterdamSingles
Gold medal – first place1972 RotterdamDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1972 RotterdamMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place1972 RotterdamTeam
Bronze medal – third place1970 MoscowDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1968 LyonDoubles
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Table tennis career

He was one of the most dominant players of the sport in the 1970s and famous for inventing the sidespin loop shot. From 1968 to 1983 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Table Tennis European Championships. He is a 4-time World Champion and 4-time European Champion.[1]

His eight World Championship medals[2][3] include four gold medals: one in the men's singles, another in the men's team event and two in the men's doubles with Tibor Klampár and Gábor Gergely.[4][5]

On the professional circuit, Jonyer won 4 singles and 11 doubles titles in his career, including the English Open title in the doubles event.[6]

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