József Kóczián Explained

József Kóczián (4 August 1926 – 10 December 2009) was a Hungarian table tennis player, who won three world championships during his career.

Table tennis career

Following the Second World War, he made his first World Championships appearance in 1947 in Paris. He was a regular at the global event until 1959 when he made his final bow in Dortmund, Germany representing Sweden. József's sister Éva was also a table tennis player.^[1]

Medal Count

He won a total of 14 medals at World Championships^{[2] [3]} during that 12-year period; notably clinching three gold medals.^{[4] [5]} In 1949/Stockholm and 1952/Bombay he was a member of the successful Hungarian team that won the Swaythling Cup. In 1953 he partnered with fellow Hungarian Ferenc Sidó to clinch the top prize in the Men's Doubles competition.^[6]

See also

• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

External links

• Biodata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kóczián Éva. Napkut.
2. Web site: Table Tennis World Championship medal winners. Sports123.
3. Web site: Profile. Table Tennis Guide.
4. Book: Montague, Trevor. A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. 2004. The Bath Press. 0-316-72645-1.
5. Book: Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. 1987. Guinness Superlatives. 0-85112-492-5. registration.
6. http://www.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=19980&Category= Profile of József Kóczián