Sándor Glancz (14 July 1908 in

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– 17 January 1974 in

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) was a male international

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player from

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Table tennis career

From 1928 to 1934 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the

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. His fourteen World Championship medals included four

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s; one in the doubles at the

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with

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and three in the team event. He also won four

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titles.

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1908 births 1974 deaths Jewish table tennis players Hungarian male table tennis players Hungarian emigrants to the United States Table tennis players from Budapest {{Hungary-tabletennis-bio-stub

Table tennis career

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