Georges Roland

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Georges Roland (* 1922 ; † October 26, 1991 ) was a Belgian national table tennis player and trainer as well as an astronomer .

He participated in six world championships in the 1940s and 1950s . In 1956 he discovered the comet C / 1956 R1 (Arend-Roland) .

Career

At the Belgian national championships, Georges Roland won a total of 15 titles, in 1954, 1956 and 1957 he was Belgian champion in the individual. From 1948 to 1959 he took part in six world championships , but never came close to medal ranks. He was also nominated for three European championships . Here he won bronze in doubles with Walter Dugardin in 1960 .

After the end of his career as a competitive athlete, he worked as a national coach for 29 years. He also worked as a functionary at the world association ITTF and the European association ETTU . In 1991, Georges Roland received the ITTF Merit Award for his services within the Belgian table tennis association .

On November 8, 1956, together with the Belgian astronomer Arend , he discovered comet C / 1956 R1 (Arend-Roland) .

Private

Georges Roland was married to the Belgian table tennis player Ghislaine Roland, with whom he published the brochure Le tennis de table in 1961 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ITTF database ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on December 3, 2016)  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.old.ittf.com
  2. ↑ Magazine DTS , 1956/13 Page 3
  3. ↑ Le tennis de table (accessed December 3, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Roland, Georges
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian national table tennis player and trainer as well as an astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH 1922
DATE OF DEATH October 26, 1991