Erik Lindh
Erik Lindh (born May 24, 1964 in Kungälv ) is a Swedish table tennis player and trainer. He is multiple team world and European champion and won the bronze medal in men's singles at the Olympic Games in Seoul . He is the first European table tennis player to win an Olympic medal. In addition, he was also active in the table tennis Bundesliga . Since 2002 Lindh has been the trainer of the Swedish women's table tennis team.
Style of play
Erik Lindh shone above all with his extremely hard forehand "shot" and a very aggressive, emphatically fast, forehand topspin. In terms of playing technique, he was reminiscent of Kjell Johansson , and in terms of mobility, more like Stellan Bengtsson . He is left handed.
Career as a player
former clubs
- Kungälvs BTK (from 1971)
- Mölndal BTK (Season 1981/82)
- TTC Grünweiß Bad Hamm (1982/83 season)
- TuS Vahr-Bremen (1983/84 and 1984/85 season)
- TTC Jülich (1st Bundesliga) (1985/86 and 1986/87 seasons)
- Falkenbergs BTK (season 1987/88 to 1991/92)
- Malmö FF BTF (1992/93 to 1993/94 season)
- Falkenbergs BTK (season 1994/95)
- TTC Altena (2nd Bundesliga) (1995/96 season)
- Team Galaxis Lübeck (season 1996/97)
- TTC Frickenhausen (1997/98 season)
- BTK Enig (season 1998/99 to 2002/03)
- BTK record (2003/04 season)
Tournament participation
- EM : 1980 , 1982 , 1984 , 1986 , 1988 , 1990 , 1992 , 1994 , 1996 , 1998
- WM : 1981 , 1983 , 1985 , 1987 , 1989 , 1991 , 1993 , 1995
- Olympia : 1988 , 1992
- Europe TOP-12 : 1983 to 1987, 1989 to 1992, 1994 to 1996
titles and achievements
- World champions (team) 1989, 1991, 1993
- European champions (team) 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996
- European Champion (doubles) 1986 (with Jan-Ove Waldner ), 1992 (with Jörgen Persson )
- 1st place Europe TOP-12 1991
- 2nd place Europe TOP-12 1989
- Bronze Medal Olympic Games 1988 (Individual)
Private
Erik Lindh has two older brothers: Johan and Magnus.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | European Championship | 1998 | Eindhoven | NED | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| SWE | European Championship | 1996 | Bratislava | SVK | last 16 | 1 | ||
| SWE | European Championship | 1994 | Birmingham | CLOSELY | 2 | |||
| SWE | European Championship | 1992 | Stuttgart | GER | gold | 1 | ||
| SWE | European Championship | 1990 | Gothenburg | SWE | 1 | |||
| SWE | European Championship | 1988 | Paris | FRA | Semifinals | 1 | ||
| SWE | European Championship | 1986 | Prague | TCH | Quarter finals | gold | Quarter finals | 1 |
| SWE | European Championship | 1984 | Moscow | URS | Quarter finals | silver | Quarter finals | |
| SWE | European Championship | 1982 | Budapest | HUN | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| SWE | European Championship | 1980 | Bern | SUI | 1 | |||
| SWE | European Youth Championship (Cadets) | 1978 | Barcelona | ESP | gold | 1 | ||
| SWE | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 1981 | Topolcany | TCH | 1 | |||
| SWE | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 1980 | Poznań | POLE | silver | silver | silver | |
| SWE | European Youth Championship (Juniors) | 1979 | Roma | ITA | 1 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1996 | Charleroi | BEL | 11 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1995 | Dijon | FRA | 2 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1994 | Arezzo | ITA | 7th | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1992 | Vienna | AUT | 11 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1991 | Hertogenbosch | NED | 1 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1990 | Hanover | FRG | 9 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1989 | Charleroi | BEL | 2 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1987 | Basel | SUI | Scratched | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1986 | Sodertalje | SWE | 3 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1985 | Barcelona | ESP | 8th | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1984 | Bratislava | TCH | 5 | |||
| SWE | EURO TOP12 | 1983 | Cleveland | CLOSELY | 4th | |||
| SWE | Nordic championships | 1994 | Lahti | FIN | silver | silver | 1 | |
| SWE | Nordic championships | 1981 | Horning | THE | Semifinals | 1 | ||
| SWE | Olympic games | 1992 | Barcelona | ESP | no participants | immediately excluded | ||
| SWE | Olympic games | 1988 | Seoul | COR | bronze | 7th | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1999 | Karlskrona | SWE | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1998 | Doha | QAT | last 32 | Rd 1 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1997 | Squid | SWE | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1997 | Linz | AUT | Quarter finals | last 32 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1997 | Doha | QAT | Rd 1 | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1997 | Kettering | CLOSELY | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1996 | Boras | SWE | Quarter finals | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1996 | Lyon | FRA | Quarter finals | |||
| SWE | Pro tour | 1996 | Xi'an | CHN | Quarter finals | |||
| SWE | World Championship | 1995 | Tianjin | CHN | last 32 | last 32 | Semifinals | 2 |
| SWE | World Championship | 1993 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 32 | Quarter finals | no participants | 1 |
| SWE | World Championship | 1991 | Chiba City | JPN | last 128 | Semifinals | no participants | 1 |
| SWE | World Championship | 1989 | Dortmund | FRG | last 16 | last 16 | no participants | 1 |
| SWE | World Championship | 1987 | New Delhi | IND | last 64 | last 32 | no participants | 2 |
| SWE | World Championship | 1985 | Gothenburg | SWE | last 16 | last 64 | last 32 | 2 |
| SWE | World Championship | 1983 | Tokyo | JPN | last 16 | last 16 | last 16 | 2 |
| SWE | World Championship | 1981 | Novi Sad | YUG | last 16 | last 64 | no participants | 11 |
| SWE | World cup | 1993 | Guangzhou | SWE | 9-12. space | |||
| SWE | World cup | 1984 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | 9 | |||
| SWE | World cup | 1983 | Barbados | 0 | 3 | |||
| SWE | World Doubles Cup | 1992 | Las Vegas | United States | Quarter finals | |||
| SWE | World Doubles Cup | 1990 | Seoul | COR | Quarter finals | |||
| SWE | WTC World Team Cup | 1991 | Barcelona | ESP | 2 | |||
| SWE | WTC World Team Cup | 1990 | Hokkaido, Aomori, Niig | JPN | 1 |
literature
- Rahul Nelson: No respect for the Chinese: Erik Lindh , DTS magazine , 1986/1 pages 42-44
Individual evidence
- ↑ tt-bundesliga.de: 1976/77 to 1985/86 ( Memento of the original from July 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed December 30, 2015)
- ↑ DTS magazine , 2002/4 page 44 + ITTF report on the Swedish women's table tennis team ( memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1982/9 page 47
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1983/6 page 34
- ^ Chronicle of the TTC Jülich
- ↑ Chronicle of the TTC Altena from 1950 - 1982 (accessed on September 18, 2012)
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1996/7 page 12
- ^ DTS magazine , 1997/5, page 18
- ↑ Erik Lindh Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed on September 11, 2011)
Web links
- Erik Lindh in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ) (accessed on July 21, 2014)
- Roger Gottfridsson: Lindh, the infant prodigy , Table Tennis News, No. 181, March 1989, page 33 (accessed July 21, 2014)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lindh, Erik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish table tennis player and trainer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kungälv , Sweden |