Hans Alsér

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Mary Shannon and Hans Alsér, 1963

Hans Alsér (born January 23, 1942 in Borås , Sweden ; † January 15, 1977 in Stockholm ) was one of the best table tennis players in the world in the 1960s .

player

Hans Alser was European champion in men's singles in 1962 and 1970 and world champion in men's doubles with his partner Kjell Johansson in 1967 and 1969. He won the European championship four times with the Swedish team. Between 1958 and 1971 he played 201 games for the Swedish national team, of which he won 148 and lost only 53. This corresponds to a success rate of almost 74 percent.

Trainer

After his active career as a competitive athlete, he replaced Vilim Harangozo as German national coach on September 1, 1971 . He held this position until 1974. Hans Alser had set himself the goal of promoting young players. B. as the discoverer and sponsor of Peter Stellwag . His successes include 2nd place in the women's team at the 1972 European Championship in Rotterdam and 2nd place in the youth team at the 1974 European Championship.

In 1974 Alsér's plan to look after the Swiss national team came to nothing; Switzerland refused him a work permit as a foreigner. He then became the coach of the Swedish national team.

In 1977 Alser was killed in a plane crash ( Linjeflyg flight 618 ) on approach to Stockholm / Bromma airport , in which all the other 21 occupants also died. He left behind his wife and two children.

Alser fund

In order to continue Alser's work, the Swedish table tennis association SBTF founded the Alser Fund. The money raised through collecting campaigns was used to promote young Swedish talent.

successes

  • European youth championship

Results from the ITTF database

Association competition year place country singles Double Mixed team
WE  European Championship  1970  Moscow  URS   gold  silver    1
SWE  European Championship  1968  Lyon  FRA   Semifinals  silver    1
SWE  European Championship  1966  London  CLOSELY   Quarter finals  gold    1
SWE  European Championship  1964  Malmo  SWE   Quarter finals  silver    1
SWE  European Championship  1962  Berlin  FRG   gold  Quarter finals  gold  2
SWE  European Championship  1960  Zagreb  YUG   Quarter finals      2
SWE  European Youth Championship (Juniors)  1958  Falkenberg  SWE   silver    silver   
SWE  European Youth Championship (Juniors)  1957  Donaueschingen  FRG   gold  gold     
SWE  Nordic championships 1971  Oslo  NOR   gold  gold  silver  1
SWE  Nordic championships 1969  Solvesborg  SWE   silver  gold  gold  1
SWE  Nordic championships 1965  Nyborg  THE   silver  gold  gold  1
SWE  Nordic championships 1963  Skara  SWE   silver  gold    1
SWE  Nordic championships 1959  Helsinki  FIN   gold  gold  silver  1
SWE  Nordic championships 1957  Aarhus  THE   Semifinals  silver     
SWE  World Championship  1971  Nagoya  JPN   last 64  last 32  Quarter finals  4th 
SWE  World Championship  1969  Munich  FRG   last 32  gold  no participants  5 
SWE  World Championship  1967  Stockholm  SWE   last 32  gold  Quarter finals  3
SWE  World Championship  1965  Ljubljana  YUG   last 32  Scratched  Quarter finals  6th 
SWE  World Championship  1963  Prague  TCH   Quarter finals  last 64  Quarter finals  3
SWE  World Championship  1961  Beijing  CHN   last 32  last 16  last 64  4th 
SWE  World Championship  1959  Dortmund  FRG   last 32  Semifinals  last 64  5 
SWE  World Championship  1957  Stockholm  SWE   last 128  Agony  no participants   

swell

  • In memoriam Hans Alser , DTS magazine , 1977/3 p. 19
  1. ↑ DTS magazine , 1977/2 p. 4
  2. ↑ DTS magazine , 1981/14 p. 11
  3. ↑ Hans Alsér results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed on September 3, 2011)
personal data
SURNAME Alsér, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish table tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH January 23, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Borås
DATE OF DEATH 15th January 1977
Place of death Stockholm