József Kóczián

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József Kóczián [ ˈjoːʒɛf ˈkoːtsiaːn ] (born August 4, 1926 in Budapest , † December 10, 2009 ) was a Hungarian table tennis player . He was a three-time world champion.

Success in Hungary

Kóczián was a defender. He was four times Hungarian champion in singles, namely in 1949, 1950, 1952 and 1955. He also won the title five times in doubles (1949, 1951–1953, 1955) and in 1953 and 1954 in mixed. From 1947 to 1955 he was nominated eight times for world championships . In 1953 he became world champion in doubles with Ferenc Sidó . With the Hungarian team he won the title in 1949 and 1952 . He won silver in 1952 in singles, in 1951 in doubles with Ferenc Sidó and in 1950 , 1951 and 1953 with the team.

In the ITTF world rankings , he finished fifth in 1951/52.

Emigration to Germany and Sweden

At the end of 1956, Kóczián emigrated to Germany. He came to Aschaffenburg via the Friedland refugee camp, where he joined the TuS Damm association. With the help of this reinforcement, the men's team of this club was promoted to the national league. As a result, he won several tournaments, and he was used several times in the Bavarian team.

In 1957 Kóczián moved to the upper division club Post SV Augsburg . In December 1957 he competed in Sweden at the International Swedish Championships. After that he did not return to Germany.

At the 1959 World Cup , he competed in individual competitions under the flag of Sweden.

Private

József Kóczián's sister Éva Kóczián was also a world-class table tennis player.

Results from the ITTF database

Association event year place country singles Double Mixed team
SWE  World Championship  1959  Dortmund  FRG   last 256  last 128  no participants   
HUN  World Championship  1955  Utrecht  NED   last 16  Semifinals  Quarter finals  3
HUN  World Championship  1953  Bucharest  ROU   Semifinals  gold  Semifinals  2
HUN  World Championship  1952  Bombay  IND   silver  Quarter finals  Semifinals  1
HUN  World Championship  1951  Vienna  AUT   Quarter finals  silver  Semifinals  2
HUN  World Championship  1950  Budapest  HUN   Scratched  no participants  no participants  2
HUN  World Championship  1949  Stockholm  SWE   last 32  last 64  Scratched  1
HUN  World Championship  1948  Wembley  CLOSELY   last 128  last 16  Scratched  9 
HUN  World Championship  1947  Paris  FRA   last 64  last 32  last 64  5 

literature

  • Report on emigration: DTS magazine , 1956/24, West issue, page 2
  • Vortex around Josef Koczian [sic] , DTS magazine , 1957/17, West issue, pages 1–4

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Table tennis magazine, official organ of the Lower Saxony table tennis association 2005, issue 7 + 8, page 16
  2. ↑ DTS magazine , 1956/24, West issue, page 2
  3. ↑ Magazine DTS , 1957/17 Edition West, page 1
  4. ↑ Competition against Australia - DTS magazine , 1957/8, West issue, page 9 and the fight against the West German TT Association WTTV - DTS 1957/12, page 12
  5. ↑ DTS magazine , 1957/17, West issue, page 4
  6. ↑ Magazine DTS , 1958/1 edition, West, Page 3
  7. ↑ József Kóczián biography on the website of the table tennis world association ittf.com (English) (accessed on September 10, 2011)

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personal data
SURNAME Kóczián, József
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian table tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH 4th August 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH December 10, 2009