Josef Somogyi
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| Nationality |  Hungary | |||||||||||
| Died | January 12, 1965 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Josef 'Joe' Somogyi was a male international table tennis player from Hungary.[1]
Table tennis career
He won a bronze medal as part of the Hungarian team that competed in the Swaythling Cup during the 1955 World Table Tennis Championships. The team consisted of László Földy, József Kóczián, Ferenc Sidó and Kálmán Szepesi.[2]
He helped Surrey win the National County Championships in the 1958-59 season and was runner-up in the English Open.[3]
Personal life
He escaped Hungary with his wife Ary during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 to London becoming an architect-draughtsman. He was killed in a car accident on 12 January 1965.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
- ^ a b "Josef Somogyi Obituary" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
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