Miklós Szabados

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Miklós Szabados [ ˈmikloːʃ ˈsɒbɒdoʃ ] (born March 20, 1912 in Budapest , † January 12, 1962 in Sydney ) was one of the best table tennis players in the world in the late 1920s and early 1930s . In 1931 he became world champion in singles, he also won 6 gold medals in doubles with Victor Barna and 3 gold medals in mixed with Mária Mednyánszky .

Career

Szabados was a Jew. He grew up in Hungary. His career ran parallel to that of Victor Barna and László Bellák , which is why they were also called the Three Musketeers . At the age of 17 he became the first Hungarian champion. In the same year he also took part in a world championship. Here he immediately became world champion in doubles and team competitions. In the singles final he lost to Fred Perry .

In 1931 he was finally world champion in individual. Further titles in singles was mostly in the way of Victor Barna, to whom he lost several times in finals.

Szabados studied in Berlin , but had to leave Germany in 1933 because of the Nazis. He toured France with Bellák - much to the displeasure of the Hungarian national coach, who therefore did not nominate him for the 1933 World Cup .

In 1936 he ended his tournament career. This year he took part in the World Cup and the Hungarian Championship for the last time.

In August 1937 he started a tour with István Kelen through Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and in 1938 Japan. Here they held many exhibition fights; they also took part successfully in several tournaments. Szabados stayed in Australia throughout the Second World War .

In 1941 he opened the first table tennis center in Sydney . In 1951 he was banned from the Australian Table Tennis Association for an indefinite period of time because he played in Victoria without their permission.

successes

  • England Open Championships
    • 1931 - 1st place singles, 1st place doubles (with Victor Barna )
    • 1932 - 1st place individual
    • 1936 - 1st place doubles (with László Bellák )
  • Tournament wins in Australia
    • 1937 Australian Open Championship - singles
    • 1937 Phil Anderson Cup - doubles (with István Kelen )
    • 1950 Phil-Anderson-Cup - doubles (with M. Dankin)
    • 1955 Mixed (with P. Cathcart)
    • 1950 Smith Cup Singles
    • 1952 Smith Cup singles

Results from the ITTF database

Association event year place country singles Double Mixed team
HUN  World Championship  1937  to bathe  AUT   last 16  Quarter finals  last 64  2
HUN  World Championship  1936  Prague  TCH   last 128  last 16  last 32  3
HUN  World Championship  1935  Wembley  CLOSELY   silver  gold  Semifinals  1
HUN  World Championship  1934  Paris  FRA   Semifinals  gold  gold  1
HUN  World Championship  1932  Prague  TCH   silver  gold  silver  2
HUN  World Championship  1931  Budapest  HUN   gold  gold  gold  1
HUN  World Championship  1930  Berlin  FRG   last 16  gold  gold  1
HUN  World Championship  1929  Budapest  HUN   silver  gold  no participants  1

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DTS magazine , 1952/1 issue West-Süd p. 2
  2. ↑ Miklós Szabados results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed September 15, 2011)
personal data
SURNAME Szabados, Miklós
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian table tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Budapest
DATE OF DEATH January 12, 1962
Place of death Sydney