Guy Amouretti (1925-2011), was a male French international table tennis player.[1]

Guy Amouretti
Personal information
Nationality France
Born(1925-02-27)27 February 1925
Died15 June 2011(2011-06-15) (aged 86)
Medal record
Representing  France
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1947 Men's Team
Bronze medal – third place 1948 Men's Singles
Silver medal – second place 1948 Men's Team
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Men's Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Men's Team

He won a bronze medal at the 1947 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's team event and the following year won a silver medal and another bronze at the 1948 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's team event and men's singles respectively.[2][3]

In 1952 he won a bronze at the 1952 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's singles and the following year collected his fifth world championship medal after winning a bronze at the 1953 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's team event.

He was seven times champion of France in the singles, in 1944, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957 and 1959. He died in 2011.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ^ "Men's Singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  4. ^ "Décès de Guy Amouretti". tennis-de-table.com.