Bert van der Helm

Bert van der Helm 1979

Bert van der Helm (* 1948 in Zoeterwoude ) is a former Dutch table tennis player and trainer. In the 1960s and 1970s, he won 24 titles at the Dutch championships , seven times he took part in world championships .

Career

At the age of 14 he joined the LTTV Scylla association, where he made great progress under the guidance of the coach LTTV Scylla. He later played for the Amsterdam clubs TTV Tempo-Team, Delta Lloyd and, from 1977, again at TTV Tempo-Team. In the 1978/79 season he played with TTC Plaza Altena in the German Bundesliga .

At the national Dutch championships he was single champion twelve times, a success that no one has achieved until today (2016). He won a total of 24 titles:

• 12 times singles (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980)
• 8 doubles: 1966 and 1970 with Gerard Bakker Sr , 1972, 1974 and 1978 with Nico van Slobbe , 1799 with Will van Zoelen , 1980 with Han Gootzen , 1982 with René Hijne
• Mixed 4 times: 1966 and 1969 with Ellen Kort , 1970 with Aukje Wynia , 1980 with Ine Willems

From 1965 to 1979 Bert van der Helm was nominated for seven world championships , where he never came close to medal ranks.

After his active career, Bert van der Helm worked as a trainer and looked after Danny Heister and Bettine Vriesekoop , among others .

Private

Bert van der Helm is married to Ellen Kort , with whom he won the mixed title twice.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
NED	European Championship	1970	Moscow	URS	last 16
NED	World Championship	1979	Pyongyang	PRK	last 128	last 64	last 16	20th
NED	World Championship	1977	Birmingham	CLOSELY	last 64	last 32	last 64	25th
NED	World Championship	1975	Calcutta	IND	last 128	last 64	last 64	20th
NED	World Championship	1973	Sarajevo	YUG	last 64	last 64	last 64	21st
NED	World Championship	1969	Munich	FRG	last 64	Agony	Agony	20th
NED	World Championship	1967	Stockholm	SWE	last 64	last 64	last 32	20th
NED	World Championship	1965	Ljubljana	YUG	Agony	Agony	no participants	20th

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Magazine DTS , 1977/12 page 18
2. ↑ Die Stars (accessed March 1, 2016)
3. ↑ Bert van der Helm Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed March 1, 2016)

Web links

Commons : Bert van der Helm  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Bert van der Helm: 'Eigen mensen opleiden en Meer binding!' (Dutch) (accessed March 1, 2016)