Svetlana Georgievna Grinberg

Svetlana Fedorova-Grinberg as referee at the 2008 Olympic Games in Pekung

Swetlana Georgijewna Grinberg ( Russian Светлана Георгиевна Гринберг ; born October 10, 1944 ) is a Russian table tennis player who was among the world's best in the 1960s and 1970s. She became double European and world champion. In addition, she and the team won gold twice at European championships and once gold at world championships. In addition, she was twice individual world champion among seniors.

After her marriage she appeared under the name Svetlana Georgievna Fjodorowa ( Russian Светлана Георгиевна Фёдорова ). The surname is written in the English transliteration Fedorova .

successes

From 1963 to 1975 Grinberg took part in six European championships and six world championships . She achieved her greatest successes with her regular partner in the double Soja Rudnowa .

At the European Championships in 1966 she reached the individual final, which she lost to the Romanian Maria Alexandru . In 1968 she finished second in doubles. Two years later she won the doubles title. They defeated the German doubles Diane Schöler / Agnes Simon in the final . With the Soviet women's team, Grinberg won silver in 1966 and 1968 and gold in 1970 and 1974 .

In the European ranking tournaments TOP-12 she came in sixth place in 1972 and seventh place in 1975.

With Rudnowa she reached the double semifinals at the 1967 World Cup . With the Soviet team she was runner-up in the world championship. In 1969 she won gold in doubles and with the team.

She later took part in senior world championships. In 1994 and 1996 she won the individual title in the age group over 50. She was also successful in doubles. In 2006 she reached the semifinals with Theresia Földy in the 60+ class. She achieved the same result in 2010 in the 65+ class with Elke Hamel .

Trainer and functionary

After the end of her career, she completed a referee training . It is also used at world championships. In the Swaythling Club International supports public relations.

Private

Grinberg comes from Kiev. She studied.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
URS	European Championship	1974	Novi Sad	YUG	Semifinals	Quarter finals		1
URS	European Championship	1972	Rotterdam	NED	Quarter finals	Semifinals
URS	European Championship	1970	Moscow	URS	last 16	gold	Semifinals	1
URS	European Championship	1968	Lyon	FRA	Semifinals	silver	Semifinals	2
URS	European Championship	1966	London	CLOSELY	silver	Quarter finals		2
URS	European Championship	1964	Malmo	SWE	Semifinals	Semifinals	Quarter finals
URS	EURO TOP12	1975	Vienna	AUT	7th
URS	EURO TOP12	1974	Trollhatten	SWE	11
URS	EURO TOP12	1972	Zagreb	YUG	6th
URS	World Championship	1975	Calcutta	IND	last 32	last 32	last 64	6th
URS	World Championship	1971	Nagoya	JPN	last 64	Quarter finals	last 32	5
URS	World Championship	1969	Munich	FRG	last 16	gold	last 16	1
URS	World Championship	1967	Stockholm	SWE	last 32	Semifinals	last 32	2
URS	World Championship	1965	Ljubljana	YUG	last 16	last 32	last 32	9
URS	World Championship	1963	Prague	TCH	last 64	last 32	last 128

Individual evidence

1. ↑ table tennis rundschau steirischer table tennis association, May / June 2006 issue 10 page 14
2. ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2010/7 p. 17
3. ↑ http://www.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=21237&Category= (at the bottom) (accessed on September 15, 2010)
4. ↑ SCI-News No. 84 March 2008 page 18
5. ↑ DTS magazine , 1964/15 p. 3
6. ^ Swetlana Georgijewna Grinberg Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed on September 5, 2011)

Web links

• European Adult Championships (accessed January 11, 2016)
• Europe Top-12 archive (accessed January 24, 2016) (search for "Fedorova")