József Kóczián

József Kóczián (4 August 1926 – 10 December 2009) was a Hungarian table tennis player, who won three world championships during his career.

József Kóczián
Personal information
Nationality Hungary  Sweden
Born(1926-08-04)August 4, 1926
DiedDecember 10, 2009(2009-12-10) (aged 83)
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
World Table Tennis Championships
1949Men's Team
1952Men's Team
1953Men's Doubles
1950Men's Team
1951Men's Team
1951Men's Doubles
1952Men's Singles
1953Men's Team
1951Mixed Doubles
1952Mixed Doubles
1953Men's Singles
1953Mixed Doubles
1955Men's Doubles
1955Men's Team
The native form of this personal name is Kóczián József. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Table tennis career

Following the Second World War, he made his first World Championships appearance in 1947 in Paris. He was a regular at the global event until 1959 when he made his final bow in Dortmund, Germany representing Sweden. József's sister Éva was also a table tennis player.[1]

Medal Count

He won a total of 14 medals at World Championships[2][3] during that 12-year period; notably clinching three gold medals.[4][5] In 1949/Stockholm and 1952/Bombay he was a member of the successful Hungarian team that won the Swaythling Cup. In 1953 he partnered with fellow Hungarian Ferenc Sidó to clinch the top prize in the Men's Doubles competition.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Kóczián Éva". Napkut.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  5. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  6. Profile of József Kóczián Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
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