István Jónyer (born 4 August 1950 in

Miskolc Miskolc ( , ; ; Czech language, Czech and ; ; ; ) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 as of 1 January 2014, Miskolc is the List of cities and towns in Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, ...

) is a former international

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player from

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. In 1975, Jonyer became the World champion in singles event.

Table tennis career

He was one of the most dominant players of the sport in the 1970s and famous for inventing the sidespin loop shot. From 1968 to 1983 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the

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and in the

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. He is a 4-time World Champion and 4-time European Champion. His eight World Championship medals include four

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s; one in the men's singles, another in the men's team event and two in the men's doubles with

Tibor Klampár Tibor Klampár (born 30 April 1953) is a former international table tennis player from Hungary. Table tennis career From 1970 to 1982 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the ...

and

Gábor Gergely Gábor Gergely (born 21 June 1953, in Budapest) is a former international table tennis player from Hungary. Table tennis career From 1974 to 1983 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Champions ...

. On the professional circuit, Jonyer won 4 singles and 11 doubles titles in his career, including

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title in doubles event.

References

External links

Istvan Jonyer at Table Tennis MediaIstvan Jonyer at Table Tennis Guide
1950 births Hungarian male table tennis players Sportspeople from Miskolc Living people 20th-century Hungarian sportsmen {{Hungary-tabletennis-bio-stub

Table tennis career

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