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Mária Mednyánszky (7 April 1901 in Budapest – 22 December 1978 in Budapest) was a Hungarian international table tennis star.

FullnameMária Mednyánszky
Nationality Hungary
Born(1901-04-07)7 April 1901
Died22 December 1978(1978-12-22) (aged 77)
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Mária Mednyánszky
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Full nameMária Mednyánszky
Nationality Hungary
Born(1901-04-07)7 April 1901
Died22 December 1978(1978-12-22) (aged 77)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1926 LondonSingles
Gold medal – first place1926 LondonMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place1928 StockholmSingles
Gold medal – first place1928 StockholmDoubles
Gold medal – first place1928 StockholmMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place1929 BudapestSingles
Gold medal – first place1930 BerlinSingles
Gold medal – first place1930 BerlinDoubles
Gold medal – first place1930 BerlinMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place1931 BudapestSingles
Gold medal – first place1931 BudapestDoubles
Gold medal – first place1931 BudapestMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place1932 PragueDoubles
Gold medal – first place1933 BadenDoubles
Gold medal – first place1933 BadenMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place1934 ParisDoubles
Gold medal – first place1934 ParisMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place1935 WembleyDoubles
Silver medal – second place1932 PragueSingles
Silver medal – second place1932 PragueMixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place1933 BadenSingles
Silver medal – second place1934 ParisTeam
Silver medal – second place1935 WembleyTeam
Silver medal – second place1936 PragueMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place1929 BudapestDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1929 BudapestMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place1935 WembleyMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place1936 PragueDoubles
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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.[1] She went on to win the title for five successive years and won a further 18 world titles.[2] Only Angelica Rozeanu holds more women's singles titles than her.[2]

She won seven doubles titles including six consecutive wins with Anna Sipos.[2][3][4] 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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