European table tennis championship 1962

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The 3rd European table tennis championship took place from March 31 to April 7, 1962 in West Berlin in the Schöneberg sports hall. It was boycotted by almost all Eastern Bloc countries for political reasons.

The German women's team became European champions, as did Agnes Simon in the individual. Yugoslavia won the men's title, the Swede Hans Alsér in the men's singles ahead of Erich Arndt . Inge Harst won the mixed competition.

Apron

Sweden was originally intended to host the European Championship. When Sweden renounced, the German Table Tennis Association DTTB was commissioned in 1961 to host the 1962 European Championships. This set West Berlin as the venue. The GDR protested against this, and all Eastern European countries announced a boycott of the event. The President of the USSR Table Tennis Association spoke of a provocation and political challenge . At a meeting of the European table tennis association ETTU in Prague, those involved confirmed the DTTB's decision regarding West Berlin with a 5-2 majority.

Therefore the GDR, Hungary, the CSSR, Romania and the USSR boycotted the tournament on the grounds that West Berlin does not belong to the Federal Republic. Yugoslavia did not participate in the boycott. Italy canceled the planned participation at short notice for other reasons.

Agnes Simon was only allowed to play for Germany shortly before the start of the European Championship.

Competition mode teams

The men's teams competed in two groups of nine in the mode everyone against everyone. The group winners contested the final. The game was played with teams of three according to the Swaythling Cup system , i.e. without doubles.

Similarly, the women played in a group of seven and a group of six in the mode everyone against everyone. 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.

Final result of the group matches
space Men's group 1 Men group 2
1. Sweden Yugoslavia
2. England Germany
3. Holland Austria
4th France Belgium
5. Denmark Switzerland
6th Portugal Spain
7th Luxembourg Finland
8th. Greece Wales
9. jersey Scotland
space Women group 1 Women group 2
1. England Germany
2. Sweden France
3. Yugoslavia Denmark
4th Holland Greece
5. Spain Belgium
6th Switzerland Portugal
7th Wales -

Cutting off the Germans

Men's team

The German men missed the final as they finished second in Group 2 behind Yugoslavia. The game against Yugoslavia was lost 2: 5, all other matches were won highly: Spain, Scotland, Wales, Switzerland, Finland each 5: 0, Belgium, Austria each 5: 1.

Women's team

The women won all group games. They only gave a game against France, where the double Matthias / Buchholz lost against Monique Alber / Martine Le Bras . So they stood in the final against the winner of the other group England. They won this 3-1. Only Inge Harst lost to Diane Rowe . The victory points went to Agnes Simon against Mary Shannon and Diane Rowe as well as the double Simon / Harst against Rowe / Shannon.

Men's singles

The DTTB registered 23 players for the individual competitions. Conny Freundorfer was not nominated for the team. He did not accept this and therefore decided not to take part in the individual competitions.

The most successful was Erich Arndt , who had already convinced in the team fights with 4 wins from 5 games. Arndt reached the final after bye and victories over Wim Nederpelt (Netherlands), Carl-Johan Bernhardt (Sweden), Ernst Gomolla (Germany), Tony Larsson (Sweden) and Bjorne Mellstrom (Sweden), in which he beat the Swede Hans Alsér with 0 : 3 defeated.

Eberhard Schöler reachedthe semi-finalsby bye and victories against Svensson (Sweden), Georges Roland (Belgium), Alf Carlsson (Sweden) and Zeljko Hrbud (Yugoslavia), in which he lost to Hans Alsér (Sweden).

Ladies singles

Outstanding was Agnes Simon , who threw Patricia Kerr (Scotland), Anita Haacke (Berlin), Micheline Stas (Belgium), Monique Alber (France) and Inge Harst out of the race and defeated Diane Rowe 3-0 in the final.

Uschi Matthias (Berlin) reached the semi-finalsafter bye and victories against Alima Mokhtari (France), Birgitta Tegner (Sweden) and Edith Steinke (Berlin). Here she was defeated by the Englishwoman Diane Rowe .

Even Inge Harst (Stuttgart) reached after victories against Sandra Morgan (Wales), Evy Schandorph (Denmark), Cirila Pirc (Yugoslavia) and Mary Shannon the semi-finals (England). Here she just lost to Agnes Simon in the 5th set .

  • Eliminated in the quarterfinals
  • Eliminated in the 3rd round
    • Marlies Berger (Frankfurt): Victory against Ana Maria Navarro (Spain), Josee Wouters (Belgium), loss against Mary Shannon (England)
    • Heide Dauphin (Augsburg): victory against Giuamet (Spain), Josiane Cornelis (Belgium), loss against Diane Rowe (England)
    • Hanna Haering (Schweinfurt): Victory against Nota Kotsia (Greece), Lis Ramberg (Denmark), loss against Edith Steinke (Berlin)
    • Gudrun Müller (Cologne): Victory against Lena Guntsch (Sweden), Margaret Piper (England), loss against Monique Alber (France)
  • Elimination in the 2nd round
  • Elimination in the 1st round
    • Inge Natterer (Donauwörth): defeat against Micheline Stas (Belgium)
    • Ulla Paulsen (Hamburg): defeat against Monique Alber (France)
    • Karla Schulz (Munich): defeat against Cirila Pirc (Yugoslavia)

Men's doubles

Schöler / Forster missed the final because theylost 3-0in the semifinals against the Yugoslav Korpa / Vecko . They had previouslyeliminatedPer Magnusson / Bergstrand (Sweden), Nicolas Pewny / Hugo Urchetti (Switzerland), Alan Thomas / George Evans (Wales) and Alsér / Tony Larsson (Sweden).

Ladies doubles

Simon / Harst reached the final. That was the third final for Agnes Simon that day, so fitness problems became apparent. The final was lost to England's Mary Shannon / Diane Rowe with 1: 3. Before that, the German couple Lersow / Margaret Piper (Germany / England) had switched off.

Mielenhausen / Lantermann werestoppedin the semifinals by Simon / Harst after beating Margaret Phillips / Sandra Morgan (Wales), Lesley Bell / Monique Alber (England / France) and Anita Haacke / Edith Steinke (Germany).

All women's doubles with German participation survived the first round.

Mixed

In mixed, the Swedish-German couple Alsér / Harst became European champions. It defeated the German Schöler / Simon 3-0 in the final . On the way to the final, the winners Leach / Margaret Piper (England), Nicolas Pewny / Christiane André (Switzerland) and Wolf Berger / Marlies Berger (Germany) were thrown out of the race.

Schöler / Simon had prevailed against Lajos Antal / Monique Jaquet (Switzerland), Niemeyer / Paulsen (Germany) and Bengtsson / Britt Andersson (Sweden) before they lost the final.

useful information

  • Agnes Simon wore fashionable shoes with very high heels on a private stroll. This caused problems with the calf muscles which at times made their use appear at risk. However, the doctors gave the go-ahead.
  • Agnes Simon won against Scottish Patricia Kerr with 21: 2, 21: 4, 21: 2.
  • There was a scandal in the double encounter between Ernst Gomolla / Peter Lorenz and the Yugoslavs Vojislav Marković / Janez Teran . In the decisive fifth set they led 21:20. At the last moment before the Yugoslavs served, they corrected the wrong list and got the point. The Yugoslavs demanded a repetition of the serve, as they felt disturbed by the change in position. The head referee decided on victory for Germany. The Yugoslavs protested. A jury overruled this decision and had the serve repeated. The Yugoslavs seized this opportunity and won this game and later the title in doubles.
  • The Japanese Ichirō Ogimura was the coach of the Swedes.
  • The German women's team celebrated the gold medal. The DTTB covered the cost of the celebration in the amount of DM 34.85.

Results

competition rank winner
Team men 1. Yugoslavia ( Vojislav Marković , Istvan Korpa , Zeljko Hrbud, Janez Teran , Edvard Vecko )
2. Sweden ( Stellan Bengtsson , Kent Johansson, Tony Larsson, Bjorne Mellstrom)
3. Germany ( Erich Arndt , Dieter Michalek , Eberhard Schöler , Peter Hübner , Dieter Forster )
England ( Ian Harrison , Jeffrey Ingber, Robert Stevens, Alan Rhodes)
Team women 1. Germany ( Agnes Simon , Inge Harst , Edit Buchholz , Uschi Matthias )
2. England ( Diane Rowe , Mary Shannon , Lesley Bell )
Men's singles 1. Hans Alsér (SWE)
2. Erich Arndt (GER)
3. Eberhard Schöler (GER)
Bjorne Mellstrom (Sweden)
Ladies singles 1. Agnes Simon (GER)
2. Diane Rowe (ENG)
3. Inge Harst (GER)
Uschi Matthias (GER)
Men's doubles 1. Vojislav Marković / Janez Teran (YUG)
2. Edvard Vecko / Istvan Korpa (YUG)
3. Karl Wegrath / Hans Jell (AUT)
Eberhard Schöler / Dieter Forster (GER)
Ladies doubles 1. Mary Shannon / Diane Rowe (ENG)
2. Agnes Simon / Inge Harst (GER)
3. Britt Andersson / Birgitta Tegner (SWE)
Oda Mielenhausen / Ilse Lantermann (GER)
Mixed 1. Hans Alsér / Inge Harst (SWE / GER)
2. Eberhard Schöler / Agnes Simon (GER)
3. Robert Stevens / Diane Rowe (ENG)
Vojislav Marković / Monique Alber (YUG / FRA)

Participants in individual and team competitions

nation Men's Ladies
Belgium Georges Roland , Maurice Cornil, Paul Bertrand, Pierre Juliens, Guy Delabarre, Joseph Demolin, Damman, Bierkens Josee Wouters, Josiane Cornelis, Micheline Stas, Stockhausen, Claudine Collignon, Ghislaine Roland
Denmark Freddy Hansen, Einar Lyttik, Mogens Nielsen, Henning Thorsen Lis Ramberg, Evy Schandorph, Uthoft
England Ian Harrison , Jeffrey Ingber, Robert Stevens, Alan Rhodes, Craemer, Evans, Wall Diane Rowe , Mary Shannon , Lesley Bell , Margaret Piper
Finland Kurt Carlsson, Per-Erik Nyberg, Tapio Penttilä, Seppo Pentsinen not participated
France Marcel Barouh , Guy Amouretti , Jaques Gambier, Gerard Chergui, Aloizy Ehrlich Monique Alber, Alima Mokhtari, Martine Le Bras
Greece Christos Christodoulatos, Chariton Charopoulos, Stavros Plakantonakis, Antonis Kedras, Nicilaos Ferlemis, Charanikolas Loukia Scrivanou, Emilia Scrivanou, Nota Kotsia, Adamantia Poulopoulou
Holland Bert Onnes , Frans Schoofs , Wim Schonemeyer, Jan Scheffer, Wim Nederpelt Nelly Visscher, Tine de Jong, Ursula Artz
jersey Kenneth Eloury, Kenneth Baton, Edward O'Neill, Marcel Le Masson, Reed not participated
Yugoslavia Vojislav Marković , Istvan Korpa , Zeljko Hrbud, Janez Teran , Edvard Vecko Cadez, Cirila Pirc
Luxembourg Felix Felten, Marcel Brimaire, Carlo Jaminet, Valentin Langehegermann not participated
Austria Karl Troll , Josef Sedelmayer , Karl Wegrath , Hans Jell, Sporer, Franz Kollmann not participated
Portugal Alberto Lo, Antonio Osorio, Campos, Louro Santamaria, Montoya
Scotland Robert Kerr, Ian Barclay, Eddie Still, Malcolm Sugden Patricia Kerr - Did not take part in the team competition
Sweden Stellan Bengtsson , Kent Johansson, Tony Larsson, Bjorne Mellstrom, Hans Alsér , Christer Johansson , Carlsson, Andersson, Carl-Johan Bernhardt , Bergstrand, Per Magnusson Britt Andersson, Brigitte Tegner, Lena Guntsch
Switzerland Mario Mariotti , Lajos Antal, Antoine Perrig, Guy Bär, Nicolas Pewny, Hugo Urchetti Monique Jaquet , Franziska Hassler , Christiane Andre
Spain J. Pales, JA Pales, M. Olivar, Castillo, Jose Maria Ramon, Fernando Huecas Maria Ignacia Hospital, Guiamet, Ana Maria Navarro
Wales Alan Thomas, Everson, Hopkins, George Evans Margaret Phillips, Sandra Morgan

swell

  • German Table Tennis Association - 50 years young . Published by the German Table Tennis Association DTTB , 1975 - Chapter Great moments of the German Table Tennis Association by Hanne and Jupp Schlaf , pages XII-XIII
  • DTS magazine , 1978/5 page 10
  • Axel Korsch: Berlin 1962 - championship celebration for 34.85 marks , DTS magazine , 2000/1 page 25
  • Table tennis archive by Erich Bachmann , tischtennis magazine , 2009/2 regional north page 2
  • Presentation of the participating nations - DTS magazine , 1962/6
  • DTS magazine , 1962/8
  • Results page of the ETTU ( Memento from June 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 203 kB) (accessed on January 17, 2016)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Magazine DTS , 1961/9 edition west side 16
  2. ↑ DTS magazine , 1961/14 West issue, page 11
  3. ↑ DTS magazine , 1962/3 West issue page 12 + 1962/4 West issue page 2
  4. ↑ a b The Greeks Loukia and Emilia Scrivanou took part. In the DTS source it is not noted in which mixed which of the two played.
  5. ↑ Magazine DTS , 1962/6 + 1962/8