Mohammad Vahabzadeh

Mohammad Vahabzadeh (* 1945 ; † August 20, 2017 in Düsseldorf , Germany ) was an Iranian table tennis player . He took part in three world championships in the 1970s . In 1974 he became German champions with Borussia Düsseldorf .

Career

Mohammad Vahabzadeh took part in the world championships in 1971 , 1973 and 1977 , but never came close to medal ranks.

In 1972 Mohammad Vahabzadeh moved from Tehran to Germany and joined the Borussia Düsseldorf club . With this he became German champion in the 1973/74 season. In 1975 he moved to NF Rheydt, in 1977 he was signed by TTC Jülich for the team in the 1st Bundesliga . In the 1981/82 season he played in the 2nd Bundesliga West at Blau-Weiß Krefeld and then returned to Borussia Düsseldorf, where he was used with the 2nd team in the major league.

Private

After the end of his active career, Mohammad Vahabzadeh ran several shops (carpets, shirts, ties) in Düsseldorf and Aachen. He has a son.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
IRI	World Championship	1977	Birmingham	CLOSELY	Scratched	Scratched	no participants	32
IRI	World Championship	1973	Sarajevo	YUG	last 128	last 64	Agony	23
IRI	World Championship	1971	Nagoya	JPN	last 256	last 128	no participants	16

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} DTS magazine , 1982/16 page 34
2. ↑ ^{a b} Ex-Iran table tennis player Vahabzadeh dies. In: Tehran Times. August 21, 2017, accessed October 5, 2017 . 
3. ↑ DTS magazine , 1975/13 page 70
4. ↑ DTS magazine , 1977/13 page 4
5. ↑ DTS magazine , 1981/22 page 29
6. ↑ spat in the bums Palace articles of 9 December 2006 RP Online (accessed July 18, 2014)
7. ↑ Mohammad Vahabzadeh Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed July 18, 2014)

literature

• Elmar Schneider: Bird of Paradise instead of “Topspin Brutalo” , DTS magazine , 1985/4 page 33