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Erwin Kohn
Full nameKohn Erwin
Nationality Austria
Born(1911-12-20)20 December 1911
Baden bei Wien
Died18 March 1994(1994-03-18) (aged 82)
Mar del Plata

Medal record

Men's table tennis
Representing  Austria
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1936 Prague Team
Bronze medal – third place 1935 London Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1935 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1934 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 1933 Baden Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1933 Baden Team
Bronze medal – third place 1932 Prague Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1932 Prague Team

Erwin Kohn (20 December 1911, in Baden – 18 March 1994, in Mar del Plata) was a male international table tennis player from Austria.[1]

Table tennis career

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Kohn was Austria's national table tennis champion by the age of 16. From 1932 to 1936 he won eight medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.[2][3]

The nine World Championship medals included a gold medal in the team event at the 1936 World Table Tennis Championships for Austria.[4][5]

Personal life

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He was of Jewish descent so fled to England in 1938 and then emigrated to Argentina.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  • ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  • ^ Erwin Kohn - career results at the ITTF website
  • ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  • ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  • ^ "Hall of Fame". Jewish Sports.
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