Lívia Mossóczy (May 9, 1936 – August 18, 2017) was a female international

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player from

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Table tennis career

From 1957 to 1960 she won several medals in single, double, and team events in the

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, three medals with the Hungarian team in the

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. The World Championship medal was a

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won in the doubles at the

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with Agnes Simon.

References

Results of Hungarian table tennis players at Sport.hu
1936 births 2017 deaths Hungarian female table tennis players Sportspeople from Budapest {{Hungary-tabletennis-bio-stub

Table tennis career

See also

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