Gábor Gergely (born 21 June 1953, in
Budapest
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) is a former international
table tennis
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player from
Hungary
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.
Table tennis career
From 1974 to 1983 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the
Table Tennis European Championships
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, including three medals with the Hungarian team in the
World Table Tennis Championships
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.
His four World Championship medals included two
gold medal
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s in the doubles with
István Jónyer at the
1975 World Table Tennis Championships
The 1975 World Table tennis, Table Tennis Championships were held in Calcutta, India, The entire tournament was held at the newly constructed Netaji Indoor Stadium, from 6 February – 16 February 1975.
Results Team
Individual
References
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and the team event at the
1979 World Table Tennis Championships
The 1979 World Table tennis, Table Tennis Championships were held in Pyongyang from April 25 to May 6, 1979.
Results Team
Individual
References
External linksITTF Museum
{{World Table Tennis Championships
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See also
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List of table tennis players
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List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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References
Profile at Halmay Zoltán Olympic Traditionalist Association website
Living people
1953 births
Hungarian male table tennis players
Table tennis players from Budapest
20th-century Hungarian sportsmen
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