Astrid Krebsbach (married name Horn), (9 February 1913 in Vienna - 17 September 1995 in Quedlinburg) was a German international table tennis player.[1]

Astrid Krebsbach
Personal information
Full nameAstrid Krebsbach
Nationality Germany
Born(1913-02-09)9 February 1913
Died17 September 1995(1995-09-17) (aged 82)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1937 Baden Team
Silver medal – second place 1936 Prague Singles
Silver medal – second place 1936 Prague Team
Bronze medal – third place 1935 Wembley Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1935 Wembley Team
Silver medal – second place 1934 Paris Singles
Silver medal – second place 1934 Paris Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1934 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 1933 Baden Singles

Table tennis career

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From 1933 to 1937 she won eight medals in singles, doubles and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.[2][3]

The eight World Championship medals[4] included one gold medal in the team event at the 1934 World Table Tennis Championships for Germany.[5][6]

She also won an English Open title.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ^ Astrid Krebsbach - career results at the ITTF website
  3. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  6. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.