József Kóczián

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József Kóczián
Personal information
Nationality Hungary  Sweden
Born(1926-08-04)4 August 1926
Died10 December 2009(2009-12-10) (aged 83)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
World Table Tennis Championships
Gold medal – first place 1949 Men's Team
Gold medal – first place 1952 Men's Team
Gold medal – first place 1953 Men's Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1950 Men's Team
Silver medal – second place 1951 Men's Team
Silver medal – second place 1951 Men's Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1952 Men's Singles
Silver medal – second place 1953 Men's Team
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1952 Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Men's Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Men's Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Men's Team
The native form of this personal name is Kóczián József. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

József Kóczián (4 August 1926 – 10 December 2009) was a Hungarian table tennis player, who won three world championships during his career.

Table tennis career[edit]

Following the Second World War, he made his first World Championships appearance in 1947 in Paris. He was a regular at the global event until 1959 when he made his final bow in Dortmund, Germany representing Sweden. József's sister Éva was also a table tennis player.[1]

Medal Count[edit]

He won a total of 14 medals at World Championships[2][3] during that 12-year period; notably clinching three gold medals.[4][5] In 1949/Stockholm and 1952/Bombay he was a member of the successful Hungarian team that won the Swaythling Cup. In 1953 he partnered with fellow Hungarian Ferenc Sidó to clinch the top prize in the Men's Doubles competition.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kóczián Éva". Napkut.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  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.
  6. ^ Profile of József Kóczián Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine

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