Anna Sipos
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Anna Sipos was a Hungarian table tennis
player. She won 21 medals in the World Table Tennis Championships
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. She is ranked the 2nd best women’s player of her era.
Among Sipos’s many championships are the World Singles title in consecutive years — 1932 and 1933, the World Doubles championship in six consecutive years (with Mária Mednyánszky) —
1929–34, and the World Mixed Doubles championships with Istvan Kelen in 1929 and with Viktor Barna
in 1932 and 1935.
Sipos was the first female player to use the penholder grip, but changed to the shakehand grip in 1932. After changing her grip, she was able to defeat her old nemesis and doubles partner, Mednyánszky.
Sipos, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
in 1996.
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player. She won 21 medals in the World Table Tennis Championships
World Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...
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Table Tennis Career
Sipos won 11 gold medals in World ChampionshipsWorld Table Tennis Championships
The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...
. She is ranked the 2nd best women’s player of her era.
Among Sipos’s many championships are the World Singles title in consecutive years — 1932 and 1933, the World Doubles championship in six consecutive years (with Mária Mednyánszky) —
1929–34, and the World Mixed Doubles championships with Istvan Kelen in 1929 and with Viktor Barna
Viktor Barna
Viktor Győző Barna was a Hungarian and British champion table tennis player.-Personal life:...
in 1932 and 1935.
Sipos was the first female player to use the penholder grip, but changed to the shakehand grip in 1932. After changing her grip, she was able to defeat her old nemesis and doubles partner, Mednyánszky.
Halls of Fame
Sipos was inducted into the International Table Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame in 1993.Sipos, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world....
in 1996.
See also
- List of select Jewish table tennis players