European table tennis championship 1978
The 11th European table tennis championship took place from March 10th to 19th, 1978 in Duisburg in the Rhein-Ruhr-Halle .
Hungary dominated this European championship by winning five gold medals: both men and women won the team competition, and Hungarian participants, Gábor Gergely and Judit Magos , also stood on the podium. In addition there is a "half gold medal" in doubles from Gábor Gergely with the Czech Milan Orlowski . Silver in the men's singles by István Jónyer , in the ladies doubles by Judit Magos / Gabriella Szabó and in the mixed by Tibor Klampár / Gabriella Szabó as well as bronze in the men singles by Tibor Kreisz and in the women singles by Gabriella Szabó underlined this dominance.
European champions in women's doubles were Maria Alexandru / Liana Mihuț from Romania.
The greatest success of the Germans was the win of the mixed competition by Wilfried Lieck / Wiebke Hendriksen . The pair of Peter Stellwag / Jochen Leiß took silver. The men's and women's teams came in eighth.
Competition mode teams
A total of 29 men's and 25 women's teams took part.
The mode of competition for the teams was the same as in the previous European Championship in 1976 . For both women and men, the top 12 of the last European Championship in 1976 competed in category 1 in groups of six A and B, where they played for the title. The remaining nations were also divided into two groups in Category 2.
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 .
| Category 1 | Category 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | Group A | Group B | Group A | Group B |
| 1. | Hungary | England | Austria | Romania |
| 2. | France | USSR | Luxembourg | Italy |
| 3. | Yugoslavia | Sweden | Greece | Finland |
| 4th | ČSSR | Germany | Spain | Turkey |
| 5. | Poland | Bulgaria | Wales | Switzerland |
| 6th | Netherlands | Denmark | Scotland | Ireland |
| 7th | Norway | Belgium | ||
| 8th. | guernsey | Portugal | ||
| 9. | jersey | |||
| Category 1 | Category 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | Group A | Group B | Group A | Group B |
| 1. | Romania | Hungary | Bulgaria | Poland |
| 2. | USSR | ČSSR | Ireland | Spain |
| 3. | Yugoslavia | England | Finland | Switzerland |
| 4th | Germany | Sweden | Austria | Scotland |
| 5. | Netherlands | France | Denmark | Italy |
| 6th | Belgium | Luxembourg | Greece | Wales |
| 7th | Norway | |||
- Ascent
- descent
Cutting off the Germans
The national coach was the Swede Christer Johansson . The women's team was looked after by Istvan Korpa and Hannelore Schlaf .
The performances and placements of both German teams were rated as disappointing. However, tensions were reported in the German representation.
Men's team Germany
The German men's team came fourth in group B. She won against England, Bulgaria and Denmark, but lost to the teams of Sweden and the USSR. In the second round it was about places 5 to 8. Here she lost to Yugoslavia and Sweden and was eighth.
Women's team Germany
The German women started in group A and won against Belgium, Romania and the Netherlands. There were defeats against Yugoslavia and the USSR. This was enough for fourth place and the intermediate rounds for places 5 to 8. Here they were subject to England and Sweden. So they finished eighth.
Men's singles
- Wilfried Lieck : BYE, victory against Günter Müller (Austria), Ivan Nikolov (Bulgaria), Patrick Birocheau (France), defeat in the quarterfinals against Gábor Gergely (Hungary)
- Jochen Leiß : BYE, defeat against Josef Dvořáček (ČSSR)
- Peter Stellwag : Victory against Vasil Aleksandiridis (Turkey), loss against Sarkis Sarkajan (USSR)
- Engelbert Hüging : Victory against Bethany Pipet (Guernsey), Oktay Cimen (Turkey), loss against Dragutin Šurbek (Yugoslavia)
- Ralf Wosik : defeat against Nicky Jarvis (England)
- Hanno Deutz : Victory in qualification against Heasley (Ireland) and Lupon (Spain), in the main round against Lambert Belien (Belgium), loss against Anatoli Strokatow (USSR)
- Peter Engel : Victory in qualification against Roberto Giontella (Italy), Franz Pröglhöf (Austria), in the main rounds against Kevin Keane (Ireland), Antun Stipančić (Yugoslavia), loss against Sarkis Sarkajan (USSR)
- Hans-Joachim Nolten : In the qualification without a fight and defeat against János Takács (Hungary)
- Heiner Lammers : Victory in qualification against Böhme, Jozsef Juhas (Yugoslavia), loss in round 1 against Lars Franklin (Sweden)
- Klaus Schmittinger : Victory in qualification against Bernard Chatton (Switzerland), Juha Hämäläinen (Finland), loss in round 1 against Igor Solopov (USSR)
Ladies singles
- Wiebke Hendriksen : Victory against Carine Risch (Luxembourg), Valentina Popová (USSR), Dana Dubinova (ČSSR), defeat in the quarter-finals against Ann-Christin Hellman (Sweden)
- Ursula Hirschmüller : Victory against Michele Guermelon (France), loss against Maria Alexandru (Romania)
- Agnes Simon : Victory in qualification against Betty Gray (Wales), Barbara Lippens (Belgium), loss in round 1 against Maria Alexandru (Romania)
- Monika Sedlmair : In qualification without a fight and victory against Braun, defeat in round 1 against Nadine Daviaud (France)
- Monika Kneip-Stumpe : defeat in qualification against Dubravka Fabri (Yugoslavia)
- Kirsten Krüger : defeat in qualification against Judit Magos (Hungary)
Men's doubles
- Jochen Leiß / Peter Stellwag : Victory against Stefano Bosi / Roberto Giontella (Italy), Simion Crișan / Georg Böhm (Romania), Paul Day / Max Crimmins (England), István Jónyer / Tibor Klampár (Hungary), Milivoj Karakašević / Zoran Kosanović ( Yugoslavia), defeat in the final against Gábor Gergely / Milan Orlowski (Hungary / ČSSR)
- Heiner Lammers / Klaus Schmittinger : Victory against van Krieken / Ramon Junyent (Belgium / Spain), Ivan Nikolov / Mitev (Bulgaria), defeat against Dragutin Šurbek / Antun Stipančić (Yugoslavia)
- Wilfried Lieck / Ralf Wosik : Victory against Jose Alvoeiro / Lameira (Portugal), Erich Amplatz / Günter Müller (Austria), Teodor Gheorghe / Serban Dobosi (Romania), defeat in the quarterfinals against Gábor Gergely / Milan Orlowski (Hungary / ČSSR)
- Hanno Deutz / Hans-Joachim Nolten : In the qualification win against Webb / Maurice James (Guernsey), in the main rounds win against Desmond Douglas / Nicky Jarvis (England), defeat against Teodor Gheorghe / Serban Dobosi (Romania)
- Engelbert Hüging / Peter Engel : victory in the qualification against Barroso / Janeiro (Portugal), in the main round victory against Evans / Robert Bishop (Wales), Matti Kurvinen / Juha Hämäläinen (Finland), defeat against István Jónyer / Tibor Klampár (Hungary)
Ladies doubles
- Wiebke Hendriksen / Beatrix Kisházi (Hungary): Victory against Franziska Weibel / Renate Wyder (Switzerland), defeat against Dubravka Fabri / Branka Batinić (Yugoslavia)
- Ursula Hirschmüller / Kirsten Krüger : defeat against Narine Antonyan / Valentina Popová (USSR)
- Monika Sedlmair / Karen Senior (Ireland): Victory against Monika Kneip-Stumpe / Agnes Simon (Germany), Bettine Vriesekoop / Éva Ferenczi (Netherlands / Romania), loss in the quarter-finals against Judit Magos / Gabriella Szabó (Hungary)
- Monika Kneip-Stumpe / Agnes Simon : defeat against Monika Sedlmair / Karen Senior (Germany / Ireland)
Mixed
- Wilfried Lieck / Wiebke Hendriksen : Victory against James Langan / Karen Senior (Ireland), Lars Franklin / Eva Strömvall (Sweden), Gábor Gergely / Judit Magos (Hungary), Zbigniew Fraczyk / Ewa Pozniak (Poland), Anatoli Strokatow / Valentina Popová ( USSR), Tibor Klampár / Gabriella Szabó (Hungary)
- Monika Sedlmair / Hans-Joachim Nolten : In qualification victory against Camille Pütz / Carine Risch (Luxembourg), defeat in round 1 against Stellan Bengtsson / Ann-Christin Hellman (Sweden)
- Jochen Leiß / Monika Kneip-Stumpe : Victory against Emmanuel Diakakis / Eydoxia Ioannidou (Greece), defeat against Antun Stipančić / Eržebet Palatinuš (Yugoslavia)
- Ralf Wosik / Kirsten Krüger : In the qualification win against Alexander Pokorny / Brigitte Gropper (Austria), win in the main round against Jozsef Juhas / Dubravka Fabri (Yugoslavia), defeat against Desmond Douglas / Linda Howard (England)
- Klaus Schmittinger / Strina (Italy): defeat against Leszek Kucharski / Jolanta Szatko (Poland)
- Hanno Deutz / Agnes Simon : In qualification victory against Eric Sutherland / Grace Mc Kay (Scotland), victory in the main rounds against Igor Solopov / Ludmila Bakshutova (USSR), loss against Josef Dvořáček / Marie Hrachová (ČSSR)
- Engelbert Hüging / Marie-France Germiat (Belgium): defeat against Zbigniew Fraczyk / Ewa Pozniak (Poland)
- Heiner Lammers / Sonia Milic (Italy): defeat against Tommy Danielsson / Annelie Hernvall (Sweden)
- Peter Engel / Ursula Hirschmüller : Victory against Jurek Barcikowsky / Braun (Switzerland), Mitev / Daniela Gergeltschewa (Bulgaria), defeat against Tibor Klampár / Gabriella Szabó (Hungary)
useful information
- Ralf Wosik was unable to participate in the team fights due to illness.
- The Yugoslav Antun Stipančić was banned from team fights by his association "for disciplinary reasons".
- Iceland, Malta, the Faroe Islands and the GDR do not take part in the competitions. Nevertheless, the GDR and Malta send representatives to the ETTU Congress.
- 90 referees are on duty.
- Of the active participants, the Irish Colum Slevin was the youngest at 13, while the Romanian Maria Alexandru was the senior at 38.
- Teodor Gheorghe (Romania) won a set against Janeiro 21-0. Laszlo Földy (Switzerland) defeated Sunier (Jersey) 21: 1 and 21: 3, the four counterpoints were a record at this European Championship.
Results
Attendees
Men's
| rank | nation | Attendees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | Gábor Gergely , István Jónyer , Tibor Klampár , Tibor Kreisz , János Takács (I) |
| 2 | England | Desmond Douglas , Nicky Jarvis , Paul Day , John Hilton , Max Crimmins (I) |
| 3 | USSR | Sarkis Sarkajan , Anatoly Strokatov , Igor Solopov , Valery Shevchenko |
| 4th | France | Patrick Birocheau , Jacques Secrétin , Christian Martin, Patrick Renversé , Bruno Parietti |
| 5 | Yugoslavia | Dragutin Šurbek , Zoran Kosanović , Zoran Kalinić , Jozsef Juhas, Antun Stipančić (I), Milivoj Karakašević (I) |
| 6th | ČSSR | Jindřich Panský , Milan Orlowski , Jaroslav Kunz , Josef Dvořáček , Antonin Stefko (I) |
| 7th | Sweden | Stellan Bengtsson , Ulf Thorsell , Tommy Danielsson , Lars Franklin, Ake Grönlund (I) |
| 8th | Germany | Peter Stellwag , Jochen Leiß , Engelbert Hüging , Wilfried Lieck , Ralf Wosik (I), Hanno Deutz (I), Peter Engel (I), Hans-Joachim Nolten (I), Heiner Lammers (I), Klaus Schmittinger (I) |
| 9 | Poland | Leszek Kucharski , Andrzej Grubba , Stefan Dryszel , Stanislaw Fraczyk , Andrzej Jacubowiecz (I) |
| 10 | Bulgaria | Ivan Nikolov, Petar Mitev, Bojidar Guentchev |
| 11 | Denmark | Bjarne Grimstrup, Claus Pedersen , Hansen |
| 12 | Netherlands | Nico van Slobbe , Bert van der Helm , Ronald Rijsdorp, Han Gootzen |
| 13 | Romania | Georg Böhm , Teodor Gheorghe, Serban Dobosi, Adrian Crișan |
| 14th | Italy | Giovanni Bisi, Manoni, Stefano Bosi , Roberto Giontella, Massimo Costantini |
| 15th | Austria | Heinz Schlüter , Erich Amplatz , Franz Pröglhöf, Harald Koller , Günter Müller, Alexander Pokorny (I) |
| 16 | Luxembourg | Camille Pütz, Andre Hartmann, Guy Stebens, Marc Birel |
| 17th | Finland | Martti Autio, Jarmo Jokinen , Jukka Ikonen, Matti Kurvinen, Juha Hämäläinen (I) |
| 18th | Greece | Nikolaos Kostopoulos, Emmanuel Diakakis, Konstantinos Priftis, Dessis, Anghelos Makris (I) |
| 19th | Turkey | Oktay Cimen, Vasil Aleksandiridis, F. Aleksandiridis, Saban |
| 20th | Spain | Salvador Moles, David Sanchez, Jose Maria Pales, Jose Lupon, Ramon Junyent |
| 21st | Wales | Graham Davies, Robert Bishop, Andrew Evans, Morgan |
| 22nd | Scotland | Richard Yule , Eric Sutherland, John Mc Nee, John Moir |
| 23 | Ireland | Colum Slevin, James Langan, Kevin Keane, Heasley, Thomas Caffrey (I) |
| 24 | Switzerland | Laszlo Földy , Thomas Busin , Jurek Barcikowsky, Bernard Chatton, Le Thanh |
| 25th | Norway | Harald Meland, Jorgen Gierloff, Tom Johansen, Kjell Stordal |
| 26th | Belgium | Roland Frisque, Lambert Belien, Roels, van Krieken (I) |
| 27 | Portugal | Barroso, Lameira, Jose Alvoeiro, Janeiro |
| 28 | guernsey | Maurice James, Bethany Pipet, David Rihoy, Webb |
| 29 | jersey | Clive Hansford, Bruce Gallichan, Sunier |
| 99 | NN | Böhme (I), Heysam (I), Minden (I), Weinrich (I) |
Ladies
| rank | nation | Attendees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | Judit Magos , Beatrix Kisházi , Gabriella Szabó , Zsuzsa Oláh |
| 2 | ČSSR | Ilona Uhlíková , Jana Dubinová, Blanka Šilhánová , Marie Hrachová (I) |
| 3 | Romania | Maria Alexandru , Éva Ferenczi , Liana Mihuț |
| 4th | USSR | Narine Antonyan , Valentina Popová , Ludmila Bakshutova , Anita Zakharian (I) |
| 5 | Yugoslavia | Gordana Perkučin , Eržebet Palatinuš , Dubravka Fabri, Branka Batinić |
| 6th | England | Jill Hammersley , Carole Knight, Linda Howard , Karen Witt (I) |
| 7th | Sweden | Eva Strömvall, Ann-Christin Hellman , Marie Lindblad, Annelie Hernvall |
| 8th | Germany | Wiebke Hendriksen , Kirsten Krüger , Monika Kneip-Stumpe , Ursula Hirschmüller , Agnes Simon (I), Monika Sedlmair (I) |
| 9 | France | Claude Bergeret , Brigitte Thiriet , Nadine Daviaud , Michele Gourmelon (I) |
| 10 | Luxembourg | Jeanny Dom , Carine Risch |
| 11 | Netherlands | Judith Williams, Bettine Vriesekoop , Sandra de Kruiff, van Spanje (I) |
| 12 | Belgium | Marie-France Germiat, Josiane Detaille, Barbara Lippens (I), Marie-France Petre (I) |
| 13 | Bulgaria | Albertina Rangelova, Daniela Gergeltschewa |
| 14th | Ireland | Anne Leonard, Karen Sr. , Deidre Kilpatrick |
| 15th | Poland | Ewa Pozniak, Jolanta Szatko, Weronika Sikora |
| 16 | Spain | Pilar Lupon, Montserrat Sanahuja, Pilar Gargallo, Elena Serra (I) |
| 17th | Finland | Monica Grefberg, Sonja Grefberg , Eva Malmberg, Ulla Bäckman |
| 18th | Austria | Dolores Fetter , Brigitte Gropper , Barbara Wiltsche |
| 19th | Switzerland | Franziska Weibel , Renate Wyder |
| 20th | Scotland | Carole Dalrymple, Grace Mc Kay, Patrice Fleming |
| 21st | Denmark | Annie Larsen, Susanne Pedersen-Poulsen, Hartelius |
| 22nd | Italy | Sonia Milic, Monti, Flavia Strino |
| 23 | Greece | Fotini Galanou, Loukia Skrivanou, Eydoxia Ioannidu |
| 24 | Wales | Kim Wheatley, Coulthard, Betty Gray (I) |
| 25th | Norway | Gina Hundveen, Rigmor Sörensen, Tone Folkeson |
| 99 | NN | Braun (I), Leonhard (I), Moroitou (I), Malou Toussaint (Luxembourg) (I) |
(I) = only competed in individual competitions
literature
- Preview: DTS magazine , 1978/5 pp. 4–7
- Results: Journal DTS , 1978/6 pp. 5-42
- Review: DTS magazine , 1978/7 pp. 8-18
Individual evidence
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1978/6 pp. 5 + 8 and further pages
- ↑ Jupp Schlaf commented "negatively about some authoritative people in the DTTB" , Schlaf Zeitschrift DTS , 1978/6 p. 38, see also page 39 below and page 40 above
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1978/6 p. 28
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1978/6 p. 6
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1978/6 p. 37
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1978/6 p. 38
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1978/7 p. 15
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1978/7 p. 15
- ↑ a b Participants in the individual competitions mentioned in DTS 1978/6 (without first names and nationality)
Web links
- Overview of results on ettu.org ( Memento from December 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on April 18, 2012; PDF; 237 kB)
- Results on ittf.com (accessed April 18, 2012)