Vendula Schwarzová

Vendula Schwarzová (born September 21, 1939 - † May 12, 2011 in Prague ) was a Czechoslovak table tennis player . She took part in three world championships and one European championship in the 1950s and 1960s .

Career

Vendula Schwarzová was nominated for a world championship for the first time at the age of 18 . At the 1961 World Cup , the defensive player finished fourth with the team. In 1963 she was nowhere near medals.

In the individual competition at the European Championship in 1960 , she defeated Angelica Rozeanu 3-0 in the second round and reached the quarter-finals after defeating Agnes Simon , where she was defeated by Ilona Kerekes. In the team, Schwarzová won bronze together with Eva Kroupová and Libuše Grafková.

1961 Vendula Schwarzová was in the ITTF world rankings in place 21-27. In 1963 she won the Czechoslovak national championship in singles.

Private

Vendula Schwarzová was married to Luděk Fuček, with whom they had one child. Fučková-Schwarzová died unexpectedly on May 12, 2011, five days earlier she had attended an early celebration for Květa Chylíková's 80th birthday.

Results from the ITTF database

Association	event	year	place	country	singles	Double	Mixed	team
TCH	European Championship	1960	Zagreb	YUG	Quarter finals
TCH	World Championship	1963	Prague	TCH	last 64	last 16	last 128
TCH	World Championship	1961	Beijing	CHN	last 32	last 32	Scratched	4th
TCH	World Championship	1957	Stockholm	SWE	last 16	last 32	last 16	12

Individual evidence

↑ ITTF world rankings from 1947 to 2001 (Excel; 171 kB) (accessed on June 30, 2015)
↑ Family relationships on myheritage.de (accessed June 30, 2015)
↑ Zemřela Vendula Fučková-Schwarzová - Květa Chylíková slaví osmdesátiny on ping-pong.cz (accessed on July 3, 2015)
↑ Vendula Schwarzová Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed June 30, 2015)

Web links

Libuse Uhrova: In Memoriam: VENDULA FUCKOVA-SCHWARZOVA (CZE) - 1939–2011 , in SCI-News 91, September 2011 page 21 (accessed June 30, 2015)
Obituary (Czech) (accessed June 30, 2015)

personal data
SURNAME	Schwarzová, Vendula
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Fučková, Vendula (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Czech table tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	September 21, 1939
DATE OF DEATH	May 12, 2011
Place of death	Prague

[WRL-1] ITTF world rankings from 1947 to 2001 (Excel; 171 kB) (accessed on June 30, 2015)

[fam-2] Family relationships on myheritage.de (accessed June 30, 2015)

[ping-3] Zemřela Vendula Fučková-Schwarzová - Květa Chylíková slaví osmdesátiny on ping-pong.cz (accessed on July 3, 2015)

[4] Vendula Schwarzová Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed June 30, 2015)