Ricardo Walther

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Ricardo Walther
Walther in 2023
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1991-11-30) 30 November 1991 (age 32)
Brühl, Germany
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking27 (January 2018)
Current ranking77 (16 January 2024)
ClubASV Grünwettersbach
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Chengdu Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Luksemburg City Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Yekaterinburg Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Malmö Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Alicante Doubles
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Cartagena Boy's Team

Ricardo Walther (born 30 November 1991) is a German table tennis player who plays for ASV Grünwettersbach in Tischtennis-Bundesliga.[1]

Career[edit]

Ricardo Walther began his career at TTC Blau-Weiß Brühl-Vochem. In 2009 Walther won bronze medal at the World Junior Table Tennis Championships.

He was part of the German national table tennis team that won the silver medal at the 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Chengdu.[2]

In the European scene, he managed to secure one gold medal and two silver medals in the team category, and one bronze medal in the men's doubles category.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Interview with Ricardo Walther (ASV Grünwettersbach): "One game in one day - and we can pull off the miracle"". Tischtennis Bundesliga (TTBL). 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  2. ^ "ETTU.org - Germany in the final of the ITTF World team Championships". www.ettu.org. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  3. ^ "Ricardo Walther und Ruwen Filus fahren mit zur EM / "Einfach nur geil"". www.tischtennis.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-29.

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