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Richard Bergmann

Richard Bergmann
Richard Bergmann 1950.jpg
Richard Bergmann in 1950
Nationality  England  Austria
Born 10 April 1919
Vienna, Austria
Died 5 April 1970 (aged 50)
London Borough of Wandsworth, UK

Richard Bergmann (10 April 1919 – 5 April 1970) was an Austrian and British table tennis player. Winner of seven World Championships, including four Singles, one Men's Doubles, two Team's titles and 22 medals in total.

Bergmann was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1982, and into the International Table Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame in 1993 as one of twelve founding members. Since 1967, the Richard Bergmann Fair Play Trophy is contested at the Liebherr World Championships.


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