Ferenc Sidó (18 April 1923 in

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– 6 February 1998 in

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) was an ethnic Hungarian international

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player from

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Table tennis career

From 1947 to 1961 he won 26 medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the

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The 26 medals included nine

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s; one in the men's singles, two in the men's doubles with

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and

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, two in the men's team event and four in the mixed doubles with Gizi Farkas and

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. He also won four

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titles.

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Czechoslovak male table tennis players 1923 births 1998 deaths {{Hungary-tabletennis-bio-stub

Table tennis career

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