László Földy

László Földy
Personal information
Nationality Hungary  Switzerland
Born(1934-09-30)30 September 1934
Died17 February 2015(2015-02-17) (aged 80)
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking9 (1960)
Medal record
Representing  Hungary
World Table Tennis Championships
1953 Mixed doubles
1955 Men's team
1957 Men's team
1959 Men's team
1959 Men's doubles
1961 Men's team

László Földy (30 September 1934 in Budapest – 17 February 2015 in Basel) was a male former Hungarian and Swiss international table tennis player.[1]

He won six World Table Tennis Championship medals from 1953 to 1961.[2] This consisted of four medals in the team event, a bronze medal in the doubles with Zoltán Berczik and another bronze in the mixed doubles with Éva Kóczián.[3]

In the early 1970s, Földy emigrated to Switzerland and since 1971, he represented this country on the international arena.[4]

He married fellow Hungarian international and his mixed doubles partner Éva Kóczián.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. ^ "Men's doubles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Laszlo Földy - Biography & Accolades". Table Tennis Media.


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