Heinz Schneider

Heinz Schneider
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born(1932-10-12)12 October 1932
Mulhouse
Died20 August 2007(2007-08-20) (aged 74)
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Men's Singles

Heinz Schneider (October 12, 1932 – August 20, 2007) was a male East German international table tennis player.[1]

He won a bronze medal at the 1957 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's singles.[2][3]

Between 1950 and 1961 Schneider won six East German Championships in singles and six times in doubles. He was the first German to win a medal in table tennis after the Second World War. He played 26 international matches for Germany and more than 100 international matches for the East German team.

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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 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.