Rudolf Diwald
Rudolf Diwald (born July 22, 1921 , † 1952 ) was an Austrian table tennis player . In 1940 he became German individual champion.
Career
Rudolf Diwald began his career in the Postsportverein Wien , with which he - after the annexation of Austria - became German team champion in 1939. A year later he was also German individual champion.
After the Second World War he won bronze with the Austrian team at the 1948 World Cup. Once he was champion of Austria in doubles, twice he took 2nd place in doubles.
Sporting successes
- Participation in world championships
- 1948 in London: 3rd place with Team Austria
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National German championships
- 1940 in Baden (Vienna): 1st place individual
- German team championships
- 1939 in Hamburg: 1st place with PSV Vienna
- Austrian championships
- 1946 in Vienna: 1st place doubles (with Herbert Wunsch )
- 1947 in Vienna: 2nd place doubles (with Herbert Wunsch )
- 1949 in Graz: 2nd place doubles (with Erich Hochenegger)
- societies
- Postsportverein Vienna (from 1937)
- TTC Vienna
- Financial
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | World Championship | 1951 | Vienna | AUT | last 64 | no participants | no participants | |
| AUT | World Championship | 1948 | Wembley | CLOSELY | last 32 | no participants | no participants | 3 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ ITTF statistics (accessed on September 5, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Diwald, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1921 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1952 |