László Várkonyi (1909 – 1972) was a Hungarian international table tennis player.

László Várkonyi
Personal information
Nationality Hungary
Born(1909-04-01)1 April 1909
Budapest
Died1 March 1972(1972-03-01) (aged 62)
Budapest
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
World Table Tennis Championships
Gold medal – first place 1949 Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1950 Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1952 Men's team

Table tennis career

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He won three medals at the World Table Tennis Championships from 1949 to 1952.[1]

The three World Championship medals[2] included two gold medal in the team event.[3][4]

He was nicknamed Laci.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  5. ^ "ASTONIsHING VETERAN" (PDF). Table Tennis England.