European table tennis championship 1974
The 9th European Table Tennis Championships took place in April 1974 in Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) in the exhibition hall.
The Swedish men's team became European champions for the sixth time in a row. In the women’s category, the Soviet Union won the title, as did the USSR mixed Stanislaw Gomoskow / Soja Rudnowa . The most successful was Hungary, which won three gold medals: in the women's singles Judit Magos , in the ladies' doubles Judit Magos / Henriette Lotaller and in the men's doubles István Jónyer / Tibor Klampár . There are also three silver medals for Hungary. Milan Orlowski (ČSSR) became the men's European champion in singles .
Of the German teams, the men reached place 8 and the women place 6. Ursula Hirschmüller reached the quarter-finals in the women's singles , Edit Wetzel / Wiebke Hendriksen in the women's doubles and Jochen Leiß / Wilfried Lieck in the men's doubles . The national coach was the Swede Hans Alsér , the women were looked after by Hannelore Schlaf .
Competition mode teams
A total of 27 men's and 23 women's teams took part.
The competition mode for the teams has been changed compared to the previous European Championships. For both women and men, the top 12 of the previous European Championship in 1972 competed in groups of six, A and B, where they played for the title. The remaining nations were drawn into groups of three or two and played down for 13th place. Here there were five groups C, D, E, F, G for men and four groups C, D, E, F for women.
Similar to the pair cross system (without doubles), the first and second of groups A and B played places 1 to 4, the third and fourth places 5 to 8, and the fifth and sixth places 9 to 12.
The first of the remaining groups fought each against each other for places 13 to 17 for men or for places 13 to 16 for women, the second for places 18 to 22 for men or places 17 up to 20 for women, etc.
A team fight was held for the men according to the Swaythling Cup system in teams of three , i.e. H. Each against each other without doubles. The women played according to the Corbillon Cup system for teams of two .
Group games men
| space | Preliminary round - Group A | Preliminary round - Group B | Game for places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sweden | Yugoslavia | 1 - 4: SWE, HUN, JUG, ČSSR |
| 2. | Hungary | ČSSR | |
| 3. | France | USSR | 5 - 8: USSR, ENG, FRA, GER |
| 4th | Germany | England | |
| 5. | Romania | Netherlands | 9 - 12: ROM, AUT, DK, NED |
| 6th | Austria | Denmark |
| space | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F. | Group G | Game for places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Poland | Italy | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Greece | 13-17 : POL, BUL, ITA, LUX, GRE |
| 2. | Norway | Scotland | Belgium | Switzerland | Finland | 18 - 22: BEL, SWZ, FIN, SCO, NOR |
| 3. | Wales | jersey | Spain | guernsey | Turkey | 23 - 27: ESP, WAL, TUR, GUE, JER |
Group games women
| space | Preliminary round - Group A | Preliminary round - Group B | Game for places |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hungary | USSR | 1 - 4: USSR, HUN, ČSSR, ENG |
| 2. | ČSSR | England | |
| 3. | Romania | Germany | 5 - 8: ROM, GER , JUG, SWE |
| 4th | Sweden | Yugoslavia | |
| 5. | Poland | Bulgaria | 9 - 12: POL, BUL, FRA, GRE |
| 6th | Greece | France |
| space | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F. | Game for places |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Netherlands | Austria | Luxembourg | Switzerland | 13 - 16: LUX, NED, SWZ, AUT |
| 2. | Scotland | Spain | Belgium | Denmark | 17-20 : BEL, DAN, ESP, SCO |
| 3. | Turkey | guernsey | Italy | 23-27 : TUR, ITA, GUE |
- Ascent
- descent
Cutting off the Germans
Men's team Germany
The German men's team prevailed in preliminary group A against Austria and Romania, but lost Sweden, Hungary and France. So she finished fourth and then played in the main round for places 5 to 8. Here she was defeated by the USSR with 0: 5 and against France with 2: 5 and finished eighth.
Women's team Germany
The German women started in group B and won against France and Bulgaria 3-0. The games against the USSR and Yugoslavia were lost with the same result, and they were also defeated 3-2 to England. This was enough for third place and the main rounds for places 5 to 8. Here they defeated Sweden 3: 1 and lost in the fight for place 5 against Romania with 1: 3. So they finished sixth.
Men's singles
- Jochen Leiß : Victory against Niels Ramberg (Denmark), Ferenc Timar (Hungary), Panait (Romania), loss against Sarkis Sarchajan (USSR)
- Manfred Baum : Victory against Petar Mitev (Bulgaria), Emmanuel Diakakis (Greece), loss against Desmond Douglas (England)
- Klaus Schmittinger : Victory against Luna Fernandez (Spain), Kevin Marsh (Guernsey), loss against Rudolf Weinmann (Austria)
- Peter Stellwag : Victory against Norbert van de Walle (Belgium), Pal Guttormsen (Norway), loss against János Borzsei (Hungary)
- Wilfried Lieck : BYE, victory against Richard Yule (Scotland), loss against Bagrat Burnazjan (USSR)
Ladies singles
- Wiebke Hendriksen : win against Eržebet Palatinuš (Yugoslavia), loss against Anna Molnar (Hungary)
- Ursula Hirschmüller : Victory against Theresia Földy (Switzerland), Irena Cordas (Yugoslavia), Beatrix Kisházi (Hungary), defeat in the quarter-finals against Swetlana Fedorova (USSR)
- Edit Wetzel : Victory against Annie Larsen (Denmark), Marian van de Vliet (Netherlands), loss against Judit Magos (Hungary)
- Monika Kneip : defeat against Eleonora Vlaicov (Romania)
Men's doubles
- Klaus Schmittinger / Peter Stellwag : Victory against Gueorghi Damianov / Bojidar Ghentschev (Bulgaria), Josef Bauregger / Herbert Suda (Austria), defeat against Jaroslav Kunz / Milan Orlowski (ČSSR)
- Jochen Leiß / Wilfried Lieck : Victory against Ioannis Mandilas / Dimitrios Zikos (Greece), Harald Meland / Knut Havag (Norway), Zbigniew Fraczyk / Andrzej Baranowski (Poland), defeat in the quarterfinals against Antun Stipančić / Dragutin Šurbek (Yugoslavia)
- Manfred Baum / Christian Martin (France): defeat against Antun Stipančić / Dragutin Šurbek (Yugoslavia)
Ladies doubles
- Monika Kneip / Ursula Hirschmüller : defeat against Erzebet Korpa / Branka Batinić (Yugoslavia)
- Edit Wetzel / Wiebke Hendriksen : Victory against Ann-Christin Hellman / Birgitta Olsson (Sweden), Swetlana Fedorova / Elmira Antonyan (USSR), defeat in the quarterfinals against Alica Grofová / Maria Alexandru (ČSSR / Romania)
Mixed
- Peter Stellwag / Edit Wetzel : defeat against Bert van de Helm / Marian Wagemakers (Netherlands)
- Klaus Schmittinger / Ursula Hirschmüller : Victory against Petar Mitev / Yordanka Ditschinova (Bulgaria), Andre Hartmann / Berthy Krier (Luxembourg), defeat against Jacques Secrétin / Claude Bergeret (France)
- Jochen Leiß / Monika Kneip : defeat against Jaroslav Kunz / Blanka Šilhánová (ČSSR)
- Wilfried Lieck / Wiebke Hendriksen : victory against Jean Krier / Jeanny Dom (Luxembourg), Bojidar Ghentschev / Emilia Neikova (Bulgaria), loss against Desmond Douglas / Linda Howard (England)
useful information
- Edit Wetzel won a set 21-0 in the individual competition against Annie Larsen (Denmark).
- DTTB Vice President Dr. Heinz Kermel presented the medals at the awards ceremony.
Results
Attendees
Men's
| rank | nation | Attendees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | Stellan Bengtsson , Kjell Johansson , Anders Johansson , Ingemar Wikström , Bo Persson , Ulf Thorsell (I) |
| 2 | Hungary | Gábor Gergely , István Jónyer , Tibor Klampár , János Borzsei |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | Dragutin Šurbek , Milivoj Karakašević , Antun Stipančić , Zlatko Cordas , Bela Mesaros (I), Zoran Kosanović (I), Lazar Kurtes (I), Lucic (I), Savnik (I), Damir Jurcic (I) |
| 4th | ČSSR | Jaroslav Kunz , Milan Orlowski , Josef Dvořáček , Miroslav Schenk (I), Pavel Ovcarik (I) |
| 5 | USSR | Stanislaw Gomozkov , Sarkis Sarkajan , Anatoli Strokatow , Bagrat Burnazjan , Pilosyan (I) |
| 6th | England | Desmond Douglas , Nicky Jarvis , Denis Neale , Alan Hydes |
| 7th | France | Patrick Birocheau , Jacques Secrétin , Jean-Claude Decret, Christian Martin, Rene Hatem |
| 8th | Germany | Peter Stellwag , Jochen Leiß , Wilfried Lieck , Klaus Schmittinger , Manfred Baum |
| 9 | Romania | Teodor Gheorghe, Serban Dobosi, Dorin Giurgiucă , Panait |
| 10 | Austria | Heinz Schlueter , Rudolf Weinmann , Josef Bauregger , Herbert Suda, Erwin Spangl, Günter Müller |
| 11 | Denmark | Bjarne Grimstrup, Claus Pedersen , Niels Ramberg , Hansen, Eriksen (I) |
| 12 | Netherlands | Nico van Slobbe , Hans Lingen, Bert van der Helm , Carel Deken |
| 13 | Poland | Andrzej Baranowski, Witold Woznica, Zbigniew Fraczyk, Stanislaw Fraczyk |
| 14th | Bulgaria | Mitev, Georgi Damianov, Bojidar Guentchev, Karaivanov (I) |
| 15th | Italy | Massimo Costantini , Stefano Bosi , Giovanni Bisi, Roberto Giontella, Luigi Manoni (I), Peterlini (I) |
| 16 | Luxembourg | Camille Pütz, Andre Hartmann, Oth, Jean Krier |
| 17th | Greece | Nikolaos Kostopoulos, Christos Christodoulatos, Konstantinos Priftis, John Mandilas, Emmanuel Diakakis, Dimitrios (I), Anghelos Makris (I) |
| 18th | Belgium | Walter Dugardin, Norbert van de Walle, Daniel Nassaux, Roels (I) |
| 19th | Switzerland | Laszlo Földy , Erwin Heri , Markus Frutschi, Gabriele Pampuri, Lexow (I), Jacques Versang (I) |
| 20th | Finland | Pukkila, Serlo, Martti Autio, Pentii Vihko |
| 21st | Scotland | Richard Yule , Eric Sutherland, David Fraser, Thomson |
| 22nd | Norway | John Grahl, Harald Meland, Pal Guttormsen, Knut Havag |
| 23 | Spain | Santa, Jose Luis Fernandez, Jose Feliu, Jose Lupon, Orlando |
| 24 | Wales | Alan Griffiths, Michael Owen, Graham Davies, Ewerson (I) |
| 25th | Turkey | Vasil Aleksandridis, Mahir Ozbajrac, Mahmute Tezcan, Tengirsenk, Cengiz, Mahir |
| 26th | guernsey | Gary Willcocks, Marsh, Maurice James |
| 27 | jersey | Harry Carver, Clive Hansford, David Hamon, Bruce Gallichan |
Ladies
| rank | nation | Attendees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR | Elmira Antonyan , Soja Rudnowa , Swetlana Fedorova , Asta Gedraitite , Tatjana Ferdman (I) |
| 2 | Hungary | Judit Magos , Beatrix Kisházi , Henriette Lotaller , Anna Molnar (I) |
| 3 | ČSSR | Alica Grofová , Hana Riedlova , Ludmila Smidova (I), Dubinova (I), Blanca Silhanova (I) |
| 4th | England | Linda Howard , Jill Hammersley , Karenza Mathews |
| 5 | Romania | Maria Alexandru , Magdalena Leszay, Eleonora Vlaicov |
| 6th | Germany | Edit Wetzel , Wiebke Hendriksen , Ursula Hirschmüller |
| 7th | Yugoslavia | Eržebet Palatinuš , Eva Jeler , Erzebet Korpa, Dubravka Fabri, Branka Batinić (I), Irene Cordas (I) |
| 8th | Sweden | Birgitta Radberg, Ann-Christin Hellman , Lena Andersson , Birgitta Olsson |
| 9 | Poland | Danuta Calinska, Czeslawa Noworyta, Anna Przygoda |
| 10 | Bulgaria | Emilia Neikova, Albertina Rangelova, Yordanka Doitshinova (I) |
| 11 | France | Claude Bergeret , D. Salka, Michele Gourmelon (I) |
| 12 | Greece | Stamatina Louka, Maria Louka, Eydoxia Ioannidu, Fotini Galanou |
| 13 | Luxembourg | Berthy Krier, Jeanny Dom , Arlette Reinert |
| 14th | Netherlands | Marianne van der Vliet, Nora Bakker, N. Wagemakers |
| 15th | Switzerland | Éva Földy , Vreni Lehmann , Catherine Boppe |
| 16 | Austria | Margret Wagner , Monika Sandpeck |
| 17th | Belgium | Marie-France Germiat, Lea van Heybeeck, Marie-France Petre, Mavis van Gelder (I) |
| 18th | Denmark | Susanne Poulsen, Annie Larsen, Narby (I) |
| 19th | Spain | Pilar Lupon, Montserrat Sanahuja, Dolores Uribe |
| 20th | Scotland | Elaine Smith, Kathleen Angus, Grace Mc Kay, Patrice Fleming |
| 21st | Turkey | Derya Sokol, Perihan Guleogly, D.Kokel |
| 22nd | Italy | Fabrizia Saporetti, Sonia Milic, Francesca Marcone (I) |
| 23 | guernsey | Kay Herquin, Ann Lesbirel, Dye (I) |
| 99 | Norway | Bente Paulsen (I) |
(I) = only competed in individual competitions
literature
Individual evidence
Web links
- Overview of results on ettu.org ( Memento from December 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on April 3, 2012; PDF; 437 kB)
- Results on ittf.com (accessed April 3, 2012)
- Table Tennis News May / June 1974 - Detailed report on the World Cup (accessed on February 6, 2016)