European table tennis championship 1984

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The 14th European table tennis championship took place from April 14th to 22nd, 1984 in Moscow in the “Small Arena” of the Luzniki Sports Park near the Lenin Stadium. It was the second European Championship after 1970 that took place in Moscow.

The USSR women won four titles in which Valentina Popová was always involved: with the team, in singles, in doubles with Narine Antonyan and in mixed with Jacques Secrétin . In the men's team competition, France won the title, as did Secrétin in mixed. The Swede Ulf Bengtsson was the men's European champion in singles and the Yugoslavs Zoran Kalinić / Dragutin Šurbek in doubles .

The performance of the German participants was criticized as disappointing. Hungary did not win a medal for the first time at a European Championship.

Competition mode teams

It was played in the same mode as in the 1976 European Championship . The teams played in two performance categories, Category 1 and the lower Category 2, with the classification of categories taking into account the promoted and relegated teams of the previous European Championship in 1982 . In each of the two categories, two groups with at least six teams played in the mode everyone against everyone. The two table first and second from category 1 played for places 1 to 4, the third and fourth for places 5 to 8 and the fifth and sixth for places 9 to 12. The two table first and second from category 2 played similarly around places 13 to 16, etc.

In the placement games for places 1 to 4, the first from Group A played against the second from Group B. The winners fought for the European Championship, the losers for 3rd and 4th places. The other places were played out in the same way. A team fight was carried out according to the Swaythling Cup system for teams of three .

The first two of category 2 will fight for places 13 to 16. Places 13 and 14 entitle them to advance to the higher category 1 at the next European championship. Similarly, the penultimate and last from category 1 determine the relegated: They play places 9 to 12, with the eleventh and twelfth playing in category 2 at the next European Championship.

A similar system with two categories was provided for the women, who each consisted of teams of two and played according to the Swaythling Cup system , i.e. with four singles and one doubles.

Final result of the group games men
Category 1 Category 2
space Group A Group B Group A Group B
1. Sweden ČSSR Romania Austria
2. France Poland Finland Netherlands
3. Hungary Yugoslavia Denmark Switzerland
4th Norway USSR Scotland Belgium
5. Bulgaria Germany Spain Luxembourg
6th England Italy Wales Portugal
7th Ireland
Final result of the group games women
Category 1 Category 2
space Group A Group B Group A Group B
1. Hungary USSR France Bulgaria
2. Netherlands Yugoslavia Norway Austria
3. Sweden Romania Luxembourg Belgium
4th England ČSSR Spain Italy
5. Finland Germany Wales Scotland
6th Denmark Poland Portugal Ireland
7th
Ascent
  1. ↑ a b c d Newcomers in category 1, as 13th or 14th place in the placement games
descent
  1. ↑ a b c d Relegated from category 1 to category 2, as eleventh or twelfth in the placement games.
Placement games 1 - 4
Men's Ladies
Semifinals Poland - Sweden
France - ČSSR 		5: 3
5: 2 		Yugoslavia - Hungary
USSR - Netherlands 		3: 1
3: 0
Endgame France - Poland 5: 3 USSR - Yugoslavia 3-0
3rd place match Sweden - ČSSR 5: 3 Hungary - Netherlands 3-0

Cutting off the Germans

The head coach of the Germans was the French Charles Roesch . He criticized the team spirit of the men's team. In the run-up to the event , Peter Engel had decided not to take part; Engelbert Hüging took over for him .

Istvan Korpa trained the women.

Men's team

The German team started in the 1st category in group B. After losses against Yugoslavia, ČSSR, USSR and Poland, they managed a 5-3 win against Italy. This was only enough for the penultimate fifth place. So in the intermediate round it was about places 9 to 12. Here the team won 5: 3 against England and 5: 4 against Bulgaria and came in ninth.

Women's team

The German women were also divided into group B of the 1st category and reached fifth place. They won against Yugoslavia and Poland 3-0 each, but lost against the ČSSR, the USSR and Romania. In the battle for places 9 to 12, they defeated Denmark 3-1 and defeated Finland 0-3. So they came in 10th.

Men's singles

Wilfried Lieck did best by reaching the last sixteen.

Ladies singles

By reaching the quarter-finals, Kirsten Krüger achieved the best result.

Men's doubles

Ladies doubles

Mixed

ETTU Congress

The ETTU Congress met parallel to the competitions . In the presence of representatives from 30 associations, San Marino was accepted into the ETTU. It was also decided to introduce a European ranking tournament TOP12 for young people. The Englishman George Yates was elected Secretary General to succeed Nancy Evans , Evans became an ETTU honorary member.

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Results

competition rank winner
Team men 1. France ( Jacques Secrétin , Patrick Renversé , Patrick Birocheau )
2. Poland ( Andrzej Grubba , Leszek Kucharski , Stefan Dryszel , Piotr Molenda )
3. Sweden ( Erik Lindh , Ulf Carlsson , Jan-Ove Waldner , Ulf Bengtsson , Jörgen Persson )
4th ČSSR ( Jindřich Panský , Vladislav Broda , Miroslav Broda )
9. Germany ( Peter Stellwag , Wilfried Lieck , Georg Böhm , Ralf Wosik , Engelbert Hüging )
14th Austria ( Dietmar Palmi , Gottfried Bär , Erich Amplatz , Peter Gockner , Haraldschicht )
19th Switzerland ( Thierry Miller , Burgin, Stefan Renold )
Team women 1. USSR ( Narine Antonyan , Valentina Popová , Fliura Bulatowa )
2. Yugoslavia ( Branka Batinić , Gordana Perkučin )
3. Hungary ( Gabriella Szabó , Zsuzsa Oláh , Edit Urbán )
4th Netherlands ( Mirjam Kloppenburg , Bettine Vriesekoop )
10. Germany ( Kirsten Krüger , Susanne Wenzel , Annette Greisinger , Anke Olschewski )
15th Austria ( Elisabeth Maier , Barbara Wiltsche )
Men's singles 1. Ulf Bengtsson (SWE)
2. Andrzej Grubba (POL)
3rd to 4th Dragutin Šurbek (YUG)
3rd to 4th Andrei Masunow (USSR)
Ladies singles 1. Valentina Popová (USSR)
2. Fliura Bulatowa (USSR)
3rd to 4th Marie Hrachová (ČSSR)
3rd to 4th Gabriella Szabó (HUN)
Men's doubles 1. Dragutin Šurbek / Zoran Kalinić (YUG)
2. Jan-Ove Waldner / Erik Lindh (SWE)
3rd to 4th Ulf Bengtsson / Ulf Carlsson (SWE)
3rd to 4th Jacques Secrétin / Patrick Birocheau (FRA)
Ladies doubles 1. Narine Antonyan / Valentina Popová (USSR)
2. Branka Batinić / Gordana Perkučin (YUG)
3rd to 4th Gabriella Szabó / Edit Urbán (HUN)
3rd to 4th Bettine Vriesekoop / Marie Hrachová (NLD / ČSSR)
Mixed 1. Jacques Secrétin / Valentina Popová (FRA / USSR)
2. Jindřich Panský / Marie Hrachová (ČSSR)
3rd to 4th Andrzej Grubba / Bettine Vriesekoop (POL / NLD)
3rd to 4th Dragutin Šurbek / Branka Batinić (YUG)

Attendees

(I) means: Participation only in the individual competitions, not in the team competition

nation Men's Ladies
Belgium Didier Leroy, Remo De Prophetis, Jean-Michel Saive , Marc Lambot, Tsvetkov Barbara Lippens , Nathalie Higuet, Karine Bogaerts
Bulgaria Mariano Lukov, Ivan Stojanov, Stefan Stefanov Daniela Guergueltcheva, Gulver Sherifova
ČSSR Jindřich Panský , Vladislav Broda , Miroslav Broda , Josef Dvořáček , Milan Grman (I), Jiri Javurek (I) Marie Hrachová , Alice Pelikanova, Renata Kasalová , Ivana Masarikova
Denmark Michael Dauggard, Jan Harkamp, Claus Pedersen , Lars Hauth Dorte Hauth, Charlotte Polk, Kruse
Germany Peter Stellwag , Wilfried Lieck , Georg Böhm , Ralf Wosik , Engelbert Hüging Kirsten Krüger , Susanne Wenzel , Annette Greisinger , Anke Olschewski
England Graham Sandley, Desmond Douglas , Carl Prean , Kenny Jackson, Alan Cooke Alison Gordon, Karen Witt , Lisa Bellinger, Joy Grundy
Finland Mika Pyykko, Jarmo Jokinen , Stefan Soderberg, Jukka Ikonen Sonja Grefberg , Eva Malmberg, Monica Portin
France Jacques Secrétin , Patrick Renversé , Patrick Birocheau , Pierre Campagnolle (I), Francois Farout (I) Patricia Germain, Brigitte Thiriet , Béatrice Abgrall , Nadine Daviaud , Muriel Monteux (I)
Ireland Colum Daniel Slevin, Heasley, Robinson Anne Leonard, Reid
Iceland Konradsson (I)
Italy Giovanni Bisi, Massimo Costantini , Alessio Silveri, Roberto Giontella, Silvio Pero, Rosario Troilo (I) Alessandra Busnardo, Giorgia Zampini, Marina Cergol, Roberta Donda (I)
Yugoslavia Dragutin Šurbek , Zoran Kalinić , Ilija Lupulesku , Bela Mesaros , Jankovic (I) Branka Batinić , Gordana Perkučin , Ojestersek (I)
Luxembourg Andre Hartmann, Valentin Langehegermann, Yves Maas, Mario Della Schiava (I) Carine Risch , Malou Toussaint, Nadine Deltour
Netherlands Henk Van Spanje, Ron Van Spanje, Robert Potton, Anne Vlieg, Jaap Van Spanje (I) Mirjam Kloppenburg , Bettine Vriesekoop , Ellen Bakker, Sandra De Kruiff, Jansma (I)
Norway Geirr Gustavsen, Erik Rasmussen, Tom Johansen, Haakon Hoff Tone Folkeson , Kristin Hagen, Anne Heidi Skutle
Austria Dietmar Palmi , Gottfried Bär , Erich Amplatz , Peter Gockner , Haraldschicht Elisabeth Maier , Barbara Wiltsche , Alexandra Leitgeb (I)
Poland Andrzej Grubba , Leszek Kucharski , Stefan Dryszel , Andrzej Jakubowicz (I), Miroslaw Pieronczyk (I), Piotr Molenda (I) Jolanta Szatko, Danuta Calinska, Elsbieta Gracek, Ewa Brzezinska
Portugal Pedro Miguel Moura, Diamantino Pinto, Joao Carlos Dias Portela Anabela Fernandes, Odete Cardoso
Romania Adrian Crișan , Andreas Fejer, Vasile Florea , Calin Toma Otilia Bădescu , Maria Alboiu , Liana Urzica
Scotland David Hannah, David Mc Ilroy, Richard Yule , Brian Wright Carole Dalrymple, Janet Smith, Elizabeth Robb (I)
Sweden Erik Lindh , Ulf Carlsson , Jan-Ove Waldner , Ulf Bengtsson , Jörgen Persson , Jonny Akesson (I) Marie Lindblad , Menni Weizades, Elliasson (I), Barbro Wiktorsson (I)
Switzerland Thierry Miller , Thomas Busin , Stefan Renold Brigitte Hirzel (I)
Spain Roberto Casares Sanchez, Jose Maria Pales Pon, Salvador Moles, Hesham Marin Ismail Caymel, Juan Bautista Perez (I) Montserrat Sanahuja, Nuria Sapes, Ana Maria Godes Hospital, Pilar Lupon Roses (I)
USSR Andrei Masunow , Igor Solopov, Igor Podnosov, Vladimir Dvorak, Valeri Schevchenko, Aleksandr Stadnichenko (I), Mikhail Ovcharov (I), Boris Rosenberg (I), Ivan Minkevich (I) Narine Antonyan , Valentina Popová , Fliura Bulatowa , Anita Zakharjan, Elena Vecherok (I), Lareena (I), Raisa Timofeeva (I), Flera Khasanova (I)
Hungary István Jónyer , Tibor Klampár , Zsolt Kriston, Janos Molnar, Gábor Gergely , Zoltan Kaposztas (I) Gabriella Szabó , Zsuzsa Oláh , Edit Urbán , Csilla Bátorfi (I)
Wales Alan Griffiths, Nigel Thomas Tylor, Cotter

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DTS magazine , 1984/5, page 3
  2. ^ DTS magazine , 1984/5, page 7
  3. ↑ DTS magazine , 1984/5 page 8
  4. ↑ DTS magazine , 1984/5 page 20
  5. ↑ DTS magazine , 1988/4 page 19
  6. ↑ a b DTS magazine , 1984/5 page 19

literature

  • Detailed report in the DTS magazine DTS , 1984/5 pages 3–24
  • N.Ö. Tischtennis-Nachrichten (Austrian table tennis newspaper) 1984/5 pages 18–22

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