Christa Rühl

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Christa Rühl , birth name Federhardt , (* around 1942; † July 1, 1997 in Stockhausen (Grünberg) ) was a German table tennis player . She took part in the 1969 World Cup.

Career

Rühl played around 1960 at Eintracht Wetzlar , later at Eintracht Frankfurt and finally at Gießener SV . She won thirteen titles at Hessen Championships , namely seven times in singles (1965-1967 and 1969-1972), four times in doubles (1969 with Hannelore Wörtche, 1970 with Gessinger, 1971 and 1972 with Gerlinde Glatzer ) and twice in mixed (1969 and 1971 with Günter Köcher ). At the Southwest German Championships she won singles in 1965 and doubles with Gerlinde Glatzer in 1972. In the 1969/70 season she was unbeaten in the league with a record of 18-0.

Rühl took part in the National German Championships several times . In 1965 she was third in the individual and in 1969 third in the mixed with Günter Köcher.

In 1969 Rühl was nominated for the individual competitions of the world championship . In the individual, she went one round without a fight and then won against Djurdja Duganic (Yugoslavia). Against the later bronze medalist Maria Alexandru (Romania) she lost smoothly. In doubles with Monika Block , after a win over Rigmor Sörensen / Berit Ommedal (Norway) and a win without a fight, she got into the third round, where she was eliminated against the later world champions Swetlana Grinberg / Soja Rudnowa (SU).

Private

Federhardt married around 1968 and then performed under the name Rühl .

Results from the ITTF database

Association event year place country singles Double Mixed team
FRG  World Championship  1969  Munich  FRG   last 64  last 32  last 64   

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In 1966 she was 55 years old according to the DTS magazine , 1997/9 page 15
  2. ↑ DTS magazine , 1960/13 page 9
  3. ↑ Siggi Richter: Nina Heß celebrates her 70th birthday , Gießener Allgemeine dated December 28, 1982 (accessed on September 30, 2018)
  4. ↑ Hessian Masters from 1946 to 2010 (accessed on September 30, 2018)
  5. ↑ http://www.swttv.de/images/stories/chronik/chronik_meisterschaften.pdf (accessed on July 31, 2010)
  6. ↑ DTS magazine , 1970/11 page 15
  7. ↑ Table tennis archive of Hans-Albert Meyer: National German Championships (accessed on September 30, 2018)
  8. ↑ Christa Rühl results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed on September 5, 2011)

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personal data
SURNAME Rühl, Christa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Federhardt, Christa (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German table tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH around 1942
DATE OF DEATH July 1, 1997
Place of death Stockhausen (Grünberg)