Eva Koczian
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Éva Kóczián, later Kóczián-Földy (born 25 August 1936 in Budapest
) is a former female table tennis
player from Hungary
. She won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships
and in the Table Tennis European Championships
.
Her brother József Kóczián
was also a table tennis player.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
) is a former female table tennis
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 from Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. She won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events 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...
and in the Table Tennis European Championships
Table Tennis European Championships
The European Table Tennis Championships were first held in 1958. Between 1958 and 2002, the European Championships were held every two years in the even years. From 2003 they were held in odd years. Since 2008 the tournament has been held annually...
.
Her brother József Kóczián
József Kóczián
József Kóczián was a Hungarian table tennis player, who won three world championships during his career.Following the Second World War, he made his first World Championships appearance in 1947 in Paris...
was also a table tennis player.