European table tennis championship 1960

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The 2nd European table tennis championship took place from April 5th to 12th, 1960 in Zagreb (Yugoslavia).

Active participants from 20 countries were represented (FRG and GDR count as one nation). All seven titles were won by Hungary and Romania. Romania was successful in women's doubles and mixed, Hungary won the remaining competitions. Zoltán Berczik and Éva Kóczián defended the title in the individual. Experts expected more from six-time world champion Angelica Rozeanu , who did not reach the final in the individual.

Germany and the GDR competed again with separate teams.

Competition mode teams

19 women's and 21 men's teams took part. The women were drawn into two groups, the two group winners contested the final. A women's team consisted of two players. The game was played according to the Corbillon Cup system , i.e. first two singles, then one double and then again a maximum of two singles.

The gentlemen formed three groups. The group winners played in the everyone against everyone mode for the gold medal. The game was played with teams of three according to the Swaythling Cup system , i.e. without doubles.

Final result of the group matches

  Men's
space Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
1. Hungary Sweden England
2. ČSSR Romania Yugoslavia
3. Poland GDR Germany
4th Belgium Denmark Bulgaria
5. USSR Austria Switzerland
6th Italy Netherlands France
7th Wales Ireland Greece
  Ladies
space Group 1 Group 2
1. Hungary England
2. ČSSR Romania
3. USSR GDR
4th Germany Poland
5. Netherlands Bulgaria
6th Yugoslavia Sweden
7th Switzerland France
8th. Austria Denmark
9. Belgium Wales
10. Greece  

Finals

In the men's final round, Hungary won 5: 4 against Sweden and 5: 1 against England and thus won the title. Sweden beat England 5-0 to finish second.

Hungary won the women's final against England 3-1.

Cutting off the Germans

Conny Freundorfer only competed in the team, singles and doubles competition, but not in the mixed discipline, as he did not feel sufficiently fit after a previous illness.

Men's team Germany

The West German team started in Group 3, where they clearly won against Bulgaria, Switzerland, France and Greece and just lost 4-5 against the top two England and Yugoslavia. This made the team third.

GDR men's team

The GDR won in Group 2 against Denmark, the Netherlands and Ireland. This contrasts with defeats against Sweden, Romania and Austria. This also meant third place.

Women's team Germany

The West German women recorded five wins in Group 1, namely against the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Greece. Four games were lost (Hungary, ČSSR, USSR, Yugoslavia). In the end, they finished fourth.

Women's team GDR

The GDR women who came in third did better. They only lost to the first placed England and Romania. In contrast, they achieved six victories over Bulgaria, Poland, Sweden, France, Denmark and Wales.

Men's singles Germany + GDR

Hans Wilhelm Gäb fell ill after the team competition and therefore left early.

The most successful was Conny Freundorfer , who reached the semi-finals. After bye and victories over Almquist (Sweden), Lothar Pleuse (GDR), Jaroslav Staněk (ČSSR) and Hans Alsér (Sweden) he was defeated by the later European champion Zoltán Berczik (Hungary).

Dieter Köhler made it to the quarter-finals. After defeating a Yugoslav he prevailed against Tony Larsson (Sweden), Heinz Reimann (GDR) and Vladimír Miko (ČSSR). Then he also lost to Zoltán Berczik (Hungary).

Josef Seiz failed in the first round to Alguimantas Saunoris (USSR), Toni Breumair in the second round to Georges Roland (Belgium).

Women's singles Germany

All German women failed in the first round: Hannelore Schlaf to the later European Champion Éva Kóczián , Hilde Gröber to Katrin Best (England), Inge Müser to Maria Alexandru (Romania) and Jutta Kruse to Cornelis (Belgium). Kruse then appeared in the consolation round. Here she won over Christa Bannach (GDR) and in the final against Ingrid Hollmann (GDR).

GDR men's doubles

The GDR double Schneider / Pleuse made it to the quarter-finals, where it lost to the Belgian Walter Dugardin / Georges Roland .

Women's doubles Germany + GDR

Kruse / Müser lost to Agnes Simon / Ursula Artz (Netherlands), Schlaf / Gröber to Lívia Mossóczy / Georgita Pitica (Hungary / Romania).

Mixed Germany + GDR

Reimann / Kunz reached the quarter-finals after knocking out Freundorfer / Kruse . These had previously won against Ludvík Vyhnanovský / Eva Kroupova (ČSSR).

ETTU Congress

At the same time as the EM, the responsible officials met for the ETTU Congress.

  • Josef Vandurek (ČSSR) was elected President, Jupp Schlaf (FRG) Vice-President. Nancy Evans became secretary .
  • The late first President Jean Bélot was made an honorary member of the ETTU.
  • Table tennis bats with reflective surfaces were banned from the following season.
  • For the next EM in 1962, Sweden was commissioned to host. This decision was later changed in favor of Germany.
  • The German Table Tennis Association (DTTB) suggested introducing a European Cup for club teams . Jupp Schlaf, in his role as Vice President, was given the task of developing appropriate guidelines.

useful information

  • Agnes Simon was nominated by the Netherlands. However, she was only allowed to play when the Dutch had already three team fights behind them. So it was not used against Germany.
  • The game Freundorfer against Alsér (Sweden) in the men's singles was named by a jury consisting of Victor Barna , Žarko Dolinar and others as the most beautiful game of the European Championship.
  • The Greek team lost all fights 5-0.

Results

competition rank winner
Team men 1. Hungary ( Zoltán Berczik , Laszlo Földy , Ferenc Sidó )
2. Sweden ( Hans Alsér , Toni Borg, Tony Larsson, Stellan Bengtsson 1)
3. England ( Bryan Merrett , Ian Harrison , Derek Burridge)
  Germany ( Conny Freundorfer , Toni Breumair , Hans Wilhelm Gäb , Dieter Köhler , Josef Seiz )
  GDR ( Heinz Schneider , Lothar Pleuse , Siegfried Lemke )
Team women 1. Hungary ( Éva Kóczián , Sárolta Máthé , Lívia Mossóczy , Gizella Lantos )
2. England ( Diane Rowe , Kathleen Thompson )
  Germany ( Hannelore Schlaf , Jutta Kruse , Inge Müser , Hilde Gröber )
  GDR ( Christa Bannach , Sigrun Kunz , Liane Knappe , Ingrid Hollmann )
Men's singles 1. Zoltán Berczik (Hungary)
2. Radu Negulescu (Romania)
3. Conny Freundorfer (Germany)
3. Laszlo Földy (Hungary)
Ladies singles 1. Éva Kóczián (Hungary)
2. Ilona Kerekes (Hungary)
3. Sárolta Máthé (Hungary)
3. Diane Rowe (England)
Men's doubles 1. Zoltán Berczik / Ferenc Sidó (HUN)
2. Alguimantas Saunoris / Rimas Paskevicius (USSR)
3. Tony Larsson / Josip Vogrinc (Sweden / Yugoslavia)
3. Walter Dugardin / Georges Roland (Belgium)
Ladies doubles 1. Angelica Rozeanu / Maria Alexandru (Romania)
2. Éva Kóczián / Sárolta Máthé (Hungary)
3. Gizella Lantos / Ilona Kerekes (Hungary)
3. D. Collins / Kathleen Thompson (England)
Mixed 1. Gheorghe Cobirzan / Maria Alexandru (Romania)
2. Radu Negulescu / Angelica Rozeanu (Romania)
3. T. Covaci / Georgita Pitica (Romania)
3. Zoltan Bubonyi / Sárolta Máthé (Hungary)

swell

  • DTS magazine , 1960, West issue
    • Issue 7, page 1: Preview
    • Booklet 8: Reports on the team competitions
    • Issue 9: further reports

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DTS magazine , 1960/9 West issue, pp. 2-3
  2. ↑ DTS magazine , 1960/8 issue West p. 5 + 1960/9 p. 6
  3. ↑ DTS magazine , 1960/8 West issue p. 3
  4. ↑ DTS magazine , 1960/9 West issue p. 4
  5. ↑ "D. Collins" is mentioned in an earlier results file from ettu.org. There is a high probability that this is wrong. According to ITTF-DB, Diane Rowe reached the semi-finals in the women's singles. This is also reported in Table Tennis, May 1960.

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