Richard Bergmann (born in 1920 in Vienna, Austria, died in 1970) was an Austrian and British table tennis player. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Winner of seven World Championships, including four Singles crowns, Bergmann was regarded as the greatest defensive player in table tennis history.
In 1936 he won his first World title as a member of the Austrian Swaythling Cup (Men’s World Championship) Team. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
He won his first World Singles Championship one year later. and in doing so became the youngest player ever to win the title.
When the Nazis invaded Austria in 1938, Bergmann fled to England. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland In 1939, he won his second World Singles crown and the World Doubles title, pairing with Viktor Barna. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Viktor Barna (Braun (born August 24, 1911, in Budapest Hungary; died February 27, 1972) was a Hungarian and British Following World War II, he reclaimed his title in 1948 as World Singles Champion, and again in 1950. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His last World Championship came as a member of the 1953 English Swaythling Cup Team. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In the mid-1950s, Bergmann became the world’s first professional table tennis player and toured extensively with the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism and Comedy.
Halls of Fame
He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1982. The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
Bergmann was inducted into the International Table Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame in 1993. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) [1]
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