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Sol Schiff
Full nameSolomon Joseph Schiff
Nationality United States
BornJune 28, 1917
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 26, 2012(2012-02-26) (aged 94)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1938 Wembley Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Wembley Team
Gold medal – first place 1937 Wembley Team

Solomon Joseph Schiff (June 28, 1917 – February 26, 2012)[1] was a Jewish-American table tennis player from New York.

He attended Textile High School in New York City.[2]

Table tennis career

Schiff was a six-time U.S. Open Men's Doubles champion, and nine-time U.S. Mixed Doubles champion.[3] In 1936, he won the U.S. Men's Singles title.[3]

From 1937 to 1947, he won four medals in doubles and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.[4][5] The four World Championship medals[6] included two gold medals; one in the doubles with Jimmy McClure at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships and one in the team event at the 1937 World Table Tennis Championships.[7][8]

He also won an English Open title.

He was inducted into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame.[2] He was also inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hevesi, Dennis. "Sol Schiff, 'Mr. Table Tennis,' Dies at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Solomon "Sol" Schiff, born June 28, 1917". Teamusa.org. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Sol Schiff". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  4. ^ "ITTF_Database". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  5. ^ "Sports 123: Table Tennis". Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  6. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  7. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  8. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.


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