Sándor Glancz (14 July 1908 in Budapest – 17 January 1974 in New York City) was a male international table tennis player from Hungary.

Sándor Glancz
Full nameGLANCZ Sándor
Nationality Hungary
Born(1908-07-14)14 July 1908
Died17 January 1974(1974-01-17) (aged 65)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1934 Paris Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1933 Baden Singles
Gold medal – first place 1933 Baden Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1933 Baden Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1933 Baden Team
Silver medal – second place 1932 Prague Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1932 Prague Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1931 Budapest Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1930 Berlin Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1930 Berlin Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1929 Budapest Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1929 Budapest Team
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Stockholm Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1928 Stockholm Team

Table tennis career

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From 1928 to 1934 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships.[1]

His fourteen World Championship medals[2][3] included four gold medals; one in the doubles at the 1933 World Table Tennis Championships with Viktor Barna and three in the team event.[4][5] He also won four English Open titles.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ITTF_Database". www.ittf.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  5. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.