Manfred Baum (table tennis player)

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Manfred Baum (born July 18, 1954 ) is a former German table tennis player .

youth

Baum began his career at the Post SV Bonn club. He was German youth champion in 1969 in mixed with Brigitte Scharmacher and in 1970 in singles, doubles (with Holger Schlomm) and mixed (with Monika Kneip ). The following year he won the doubles title again with Hanno Deutz . In 1972 he reached the mixed final with Iris Sudmann. In 1971, he took second place in the top 12 youth ranking tournament.

At the European Youth Championships in Ostend in 1971, he won silver in a mixed with Elsa Toninger.

Adults

In 1970, Baum moved from Post SV Bonn to the Bundesliga club Borussia Düsseldorf . With the men's team, he immediately became German champion in 1970/71. This title was won again in 1973/74. In 1974 he joined SSV Reutlingen 05 , with whose men's team he won the DTTB Cup in 1976. In the European trade fair cup , the team only lost in the final against Spartacus Budapest. 1977 Reutlingen became German champion. In the following years Baum played for various clubs:

1977/1978 TTC Calw
1978/1979 VfB Altena
around 1982 TTC drawbridge Grenzau
1983/1984 Spvg Steinhagen
1984 - ???? TTC drawbridge Grenzau
???? - 1988 SSV Reutlingen 05
1988-1990 TTC Vernich (district league, player coach)
1990-2008 ????
2008-2009 SG / TSV DJK Herrieden (district league, player coach)
2009-2013 TSV 1860 Ansbach (district league, player-coach)}

In addition to the team competitions, Baum also achieved medal ranks several times at the national German championships . In 1973 he lost the final against the Schöler couple in mixed with Monika Kneip . In 1975 he was second behind Leiß / Schmittinger in doubles with Peter Stellwag . In singles and in mixed matches with Jutta Trapp , he made it to the semi-finals. He was third again in 1977 in doubles with Peter Engel and in 1978 in mixed with Elsa Kickhöfer (née Toninger).

In 1973 Baum was nominated for the world championship , where he came in 9th with the German team. The following year he took part in the European Championships . He played a total of five international matches.

Trivia

Manfred Baum is not related to the brothers Björn Baum and Patrick Baum . He was coached by his father Otto (in the 1970s by his older brother Wolfgang).

Results from the ITTF database

Association event year place country singles Double Mixed team
FRG  European Youth Championship (Juniors)  1971  East End  BEL       silver   
FRG  World Championship  1973  Sarajevo  YUG   last 32  last 64  Agony  9

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DTS magazine , 1965/19 page 19
  2. ↑ DTS magazine , 1974/14 page 23
  3. ↑ DTS magazine , 1977/13 page 4
  4. ↑ Chronicle of the TTC Altena from 1950 - 1982 (accessed on September 18, 2012)
  5. ↑ DTS magazine , 1982/16 page 34
  6. ↑ Magazine DTS , 1983/7 Page 17
  7. ↑ DTS magazine , 1984/5 page 28
  8. ↑ DTS magazine , 1988/6 page 8 + chronicle of the TTC Vernich (accessed on September 25, 2012)
  9. ↑ 75 years of the German Table Tennis Association - A game for life , ISBN 3-00-005890-7 , page 186.
  10. ^ Anniversary book 75 years of WTTV , page 24.
  11. ↑ http://www.derwesten.de/sport/lokalsport/duesseldorf/Ein-neuer-Baum-fuer-Borussia-id2881803.html (accessed on June 19, 2010)
  12. ↑ Magazine DTS , 1972/9 edition south-west side 61
  13. ↑ Manfred Baum (table tennis player) Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed on September 4, 2011)

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personal data
SURNAME Baum, Manfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German table tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1954