Michel Haguenauer
Personal information
Nationality France
Born(1916-01-22)22 January 1916
Died25 August 2000(2000-08-25) (aged 84)
Medal record
Representing  France
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place1936Men's team
Bronze medal – third place1939Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1947Men's team
Silver medal – second place1948Men's team
Bronze medal – third place1950Men's team
Bronze medal – third place1953Men's team
Silver medal – second place1954Men's doubles

Michel Haguenauer (1916–2000), was a male French international table tennis player.[1]

He won a five medals in the team event at the World Table Tennis Championships. In addition he won a bronze medal at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Raoul Bedoc and in 1954 he won a silver medal at the 1936 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with the legendary Viktor Barna.[2][3]

He won 22 French national titles including eight singles events between 1933 and 1950. He famously played in a match against Marin Vasile-Goldberger that lasted 7 hours 35 minutes before the match was stopped.[4]

He was elected "glory of French sport", and his name is engraved at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Paris).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ↑ "Men's doubles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. ↑ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  4. ↑ "Un peu d'histoire !". Gargenville Tennis De Table.


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