Hungarian-American table tennis player
Laszlo Bellak (February 12, 1911 – September 20, 2006) was a Hungarian and American table tennis player.
Table tennis career
He represented Hungary 59 times in international competition.[ 1] He won 21 medals at the World Championships, seven of which were gold. This included six wins as a member of the Hungarian National Team that won the Swaythling Cup in 1928, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, and 1938.[ 2]
Bellak moved to the United States at the start of World War II, and enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in India and Burma.[ 1] He was decorated three times, and was honorably discharged with the Victory Medal, attaining the rank of Sergeant.
He won the U.S. Men’s Singles title in 1938, the U.S. Men’s Doubles in 1937, 1939, and 1943, and the U.S. Mixed Doubles in 1941.[ 2] He also won three English Open titles.
Halls of Fame
Bellak was inducted into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame in 1980[ 3] and the International Table Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame in 1993.[ 4]
Bellak, who was Jewish , was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[ 2]
He was inducted into the Florida Table Tennis Hall of Fame in 1996.[ 5]
Book
He authored Table Tennis—How A New Sport Was Born: The History of the Hungarian Team Winning 73 Gold Medals (1990).[ 6]
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References
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1926 : Roland Jacobi , Béla von Kehrling , Zoltán Mechlovits , Daniel Pecsi (HUN)
1928 : Laszlo Bellak , Sándor Glancz , Roland Jacobi , Zoltán Mechlovits , Daniel Pecsi (HUN)
1929 : Viktor Barna , Sándor Glancz , Stephen Kelen , Zoltán Mechlovits , Miklós Szabados (HUN)
1930 : Viktor Barna , Laszlo Bellak , Lajos Dávid , Stephen Kelen , Miklós Szabados (HUN)
1931 : Viktor Barna , Laszlo Bellak , Lajos Dávid , Stephen Kelen , Miklós Szabados (HUN)
1932 : Michael Grobauer , Stanislav Kolář , Jindřich Lauterbach , Antonín Maleček , Bedřich Nikodém (TCH)
1933 : Viktor Barna , István Boros , Lajos Dávid , Sándor Glancz , Stephen Kelen (HUN)
1934 : Viktor Barna , Laszlo Bellak , Lajos Dávid , Tibor Házi , Miklós Szabados (HUN)
1935 : Viktor Barna , Laszlo Bellak , Tibor Házi , Stephen Kelen , Miklós Szabados (HUN)
1936 : Richard Bergmann , Helmut Goebel , Hans Hartinger , Erwin Kohn , Alfred Liebster (AUT)
1937 : Abe Berenbaum , Robert Blattner , James McClure , Sol Schiff (USA)
1938 : Viktor Barna , Laszlo Bellak , Ernő Földi , Tibor Házi , Ferenc Soos (HUN)
1939 : Miloslav Hamr , Rudolf Karleček , Václav Tereba , Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
1947 : Ivan Andreadis , Adolf Šlár , Václav Tereba , František Tokár , Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
1948 : Ivan Andreadis , Max Marinko , Ladislav Štípek , František Tokár , Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
1949 : József Kóczián , Ferenc Sidó , Ferenc Soos , László Várkonyi (HUN)
1950 : Ivan Andreadis , Max Marinko , Václav Tereba , František Tokár , Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
1951 : Ivan Andreadis , Ladislav Štípek , Václav Tereba , František Tokár , Bohumil Váňa (TCH)
1952 : Elemér Gyetvai , József Kóczián , Ferenc Sidó , Kálmán Szepesi , László Várkonyi (HUN)
1953 : Richard Bergmann , Adrian Haydon , Brian Kennedy , Johnny Leach , Aubrey Simons (ENG)
1954 : Kazuo Kawai , Ichiro Ogimura , Kichiji Tamasu , Yoshio Tomita (JPN)
1955 : Ichiro Ogimura , Kichiji Tamasu , Toshiaki Tanaka , Yoshio Tomita (JPN)
1956 : Ichiro Ogimura , Toshiaki Tanaka , Yoshio Tomita , Keisuke Tsunoda (JPN)
1957 : Toshihiko Miyata , Ichiro Ogimura , Toshiaki Tanaka , Keisuke Tsunoda (JPN)
1959 : Nobuya Hoshino , Teruo Murakami , Seiji Narita , Ichiro Ogimura (JPN)
1961 : Li Furong , Rong Guotuan , Wang Chuanyao , Xu Yinsheng , Zhuang Zedong (CHN)
1963 : Li Furong , Wang Jiasheng , Xu Yinsheng , Zhang Xielin , Zhuang Zedong (CHN)
1965 : Li Furong , Xu Yinsheng , Zhang Xielin , Zhou Lansun , Zhuang Zedong (CHN)
1967 : Nobuhiko Hasegawa , Hajime Kagimoto , Satoru Kawahara , Koji Kimura , Mitsuru Kono (JPN)
1969 : Nobuhiko Hasegawa , Tetsuo Inoue , Shigeo Itoh , Kenji Kasai , Mitsuru Kono (JPN)
1971 : Li Furong , Li Jingguang , Liang Geliang , Xi Enting , Zhuang Zedong (CHN)
1973 : Stellan Bengtsson , Anders Johansson , Kjell Johansson , Bo Persson , Ingemar Wikström (SWE)
1975 : Li Peng , Li Zhenshi , Liang Geliang , Lu Yuansheng , Xu Shaofa (CHN)
1977 : Guo Yuehua , Huang Liang , Li Zhenshi , Liang Geliang , Wang Jun (CHN)
1979 : Gábor Gergely , István Jónyer , Tibor Klampár , Tibor Kreisz , János Takács (HUN)
1981 : Cai Zhenhua , Guo Yuehua , Shi Zhihao , Wang Huiyuan , Xie Saike (CHN)
1983 : Cai Zhenhua , Fan Changmao , Guo Yuehua , Jiang Jialiang , Xie Saike (CHN)
1985 : Chen Longcan , Chen Xinhua , Jiang Jialiang , Wang Huiyuan , Xie Saike (CHN)
1987 : Chen Longcan , Chen Xinhua , Jiang Jialiang , Teng Yi , Wang Hao (born 1966) (CHN)
1989 : Mikael Appelgren , Peter Karlsson , Erik Lindh , Jörgen Persson , Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)
1991 : Mikael Appelgren , Peter Karlsson , Erik Lindh , Jörgen Persson , Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)
1993 : Mikael Appelgren , Peter Karlsson , Erik Lindh , Jörgen Persson , Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)
1995 : Ding Song , Kong Linghui , Liu Guoliang , Ma Wenge , Wang Tao (CHN)
1997 : Ding Song , Kong Linghui , Liu Guoliang , Ma Wenge , Wang Tao (CHN)
2000 : Fredrik Håkansson , Peter Karlsson , Jörgen Persson , Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)
2001 : Kong Linghui , Liu Guoliang , Liu Guozheng , Ma Lin , Wang Liqin (CHN)
2004 : Kong Linghui , Liu Guozheng , Ma Lin , Wang Hao (born 1983) , Wang Liqin (CHN)
2006 : Chen Qi , Ma Lin , Ma Long , Wang Hao (born 1983) , Wang Liqin (CHN)
2008 : Chen Qi , Ma Lin , Ma Long , Wang Hao (born 1983) , Wang Liqin (CHN)
2010 : Ma Lin , Ma Long , Wang Hao (born 1983) , Xu Xin , Zhang Jike (CHN)
2012 : Ma Lin , Ma Long , Wang Hao (born 1983) , Xu Xin , Zhang Jike (CHN)
2014 : Fan Zhendong , Ma Long , Wang Hao (born 1983) , Xu Xin , Zhang Jike (CHN)
2016 : Fan Zhendong , Fang Bo , Ma Long , Xu Xin , Zhang Jike (CHN)
2018 : Fan Zhendong , Lin Gaoyuan , Ma Long , Wang Chuqin , Xu Xin (CHN)
2022 : Fan Zhendong , Liang Jingkun , Lin Gaoyuan , Ma Long , Wang Chuqin (CHN)
2024 : Fan Zhendong , Liang Jingkun , Lin Gaoyuan , Ma Long , Wang Chuqin (CHN)
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