Helga Herresthal
Helga Herresthal (* unknown) is a German table tennis player . She took part in two world championships for Saarland .
Career
Herresthal was one of the best table tennis players in Saarland in the 1950s. She began her career in 1942 with the Reichsbahn SG club and later belonged to SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken , SV Rockershausen. and Post SV Saarbrücken. She won a title five times at the Saarland championships: 1954 and 1955 in singles, 1953 and 1954 in doubles with Helga Naumann and in 1953 in mixed with Werner Weiß .
She was nominated twice for international matches, in 1950 against India and in 1954 against Belgium.
She represented Saarland twice at world championships: 1954 in London and 1955 in Utrecht. She did not come close to medal ranks. In 1954 she lost in singles against Coby Van Megen (Netherlands) and in doubles with Helga Naumann against Josee Wouters / Mary Detournay (Belgium). In mixed, she failed in the qualifying round. There was no victory in 1955 either. After bye she was eliminated in the second round against Monique Jaquet (Switzerland) in the singles. In doubles with John Urek (Yugoslavia) she lost to Birgitta Tegner / Simone Tarlet (Sweden / France) after a bye. The mixed with Werner Weiß failed because of John Somael / Pauline Robinson (USA).
Results from the ITTF database
Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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SAA | World Championship | 1955 | Utrecht | NED | last 64 | last 32 | last 128 | 16? |
SAA | World Championship | 1954 | Wembley | CLOSELY | last 128 | last 64 | Agony | 19th |
Individual evidence
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1957/12 page 15
- ↑ Helga Herresthal Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed on September 8, 2011)
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- 50 Years of the Saarländischer Tischtennis-Bund 1946–1996, Ed. Saarländischer Tischtennis-Bund eV, page 23
Web links
- Saarland champion since 1946/47 (accessed on January 21, 2016)
- ITTF Museum (select year and competition) (accessed September 22, 2010)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Herresthal, Helga |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German table tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |