Miklós Szabados
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
- Participation in 8 table tennis world championships
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1929 in Budapest
- 2nd place single
- 1st place doubles (with Victor Barna )
- 1st place with the team
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1930 in Berlin
- 1st place doubles (with Victor Barna )
- 1st place mixed (with Mária Mednyánszky )
- 1st place with the team
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1931 in Budapest
- 1st place single
- 1st place doubles (with Victor Barna )
- 1st place mixed (with Mária Mednyánszky )
- 1st place with the team
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1932 in Prague
- 2nd place single
- 1st place doubles (with Victor Barna )
- 2nd place mixed (with Mária Mednyánszky )
- 2nd place with the team
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1934 in Paris
- 3rd place single
- 1st place doubles (with Victor Barna )
- 1st place mixed (with Mária Mednyánszky )
- 1st place with the team
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1935 in London
- 2nd place single
- 1st place doubles (with Victor Barna )
- 3rd place mixed (with Mária Mednyánszky )
- 1st place with the team
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1936 in Prague
- 5th place with the team
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1937 in Baden
- 2nd place with the team
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1929 in Budapest
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Hungarian championships - gold medals
- 1929 - singles, doubles (with Victor Barna ), mixed (with Mária Mednyánszky )
- 1931 - singles, doubles (with Victor Barna )
- 1932 - doubles (with Victor Barna )
- 1934 - singles, doubles (with Tibor Házi ), mixed (with Mária Mednyánszky )
- 1935 - doubles (with Tibor Házi ), mixed (with Anna Sipos )
- 1936 - doubles (with László Bellák )
- 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 |
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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
- Detailed report on his exhibition fights in Australia in 1937 (accessed September 28, 2012)
Individual evidence
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1952/1 issue West-Süd p. 2
- ↑ Miklós Szabados results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed September 15, 2011)
personal data | |
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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 |