Roland Jacobi
Roland Jacobi (born March 9, 1893 in Banská Bystrica (then Austria-Hungary ), † May 22, 1951 ) was a Hungarian table tennis player .
Jacobi was the first world champion in the history of table tennis. He won the title in London in 1926.
With the Hungarian team he was also world champion in 1926, 1928 and 1929. He could not take part in the final in 1926 because his father suddenly died and he therefore traveled back to Budapest.
Jacobi earned his living as a lawyer .
successes
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World championships
- 1926 in London: 1st place singles, 1st place doubles with Dániel Pécsi , 2nd place mixed with G. Gleeson (England), 1st place with the men's team
- 1928 in Stockholm: 3rd place doubles with Zoltán Mechlovits , 1st place with the men's team
- 1929 in Budapest: 1st place with the men's team
- Hungarian championships
- 1909 - 1st place singles, 1st place doubles with Frigyes Becske
- 1910 - 1st place singles, 1st place doubles with Zoltán Mechlovits
- 1911 - 1st place doubles with Zoltán Mechlovits
- 1925 - 1st place mixed with Wollemanné
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUN | World Championship | 1928 | Stockholm | SWE | last 16 | Semifinals | no participants | 1 |
| HUN | World Championship | 1926 | London | CLOSELY | gold | gold | silver | 1 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roland Jacobi results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed on September 9, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jacobi, Roland |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Banská Bystrica |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 22, 1951 |