Adolf Herskovic

Adolf Herskovic (later Allan Herskovic; 1916–2011) was a male Yugoslav international table tennis player.[1]

Adolf Allan Herskovic
Personal information
Nationality Yugoslavia
 Italy
 United States
Born(1916-04-30)30 April 1916
Zagreb
Died26 February 2011(2011-02-26) (aged 94)
California
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Table Tennis Championships
Silver medal – second place1939team

Table tennis career

He won a silver medal at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Žarko Dolinar, Ladislav Hexner, Tibor Harangozo and Max Marinko for Yugoslavia.[2][3]

He represented Italy from 1948 until 1950 before he changed his name to Allan from Adolf and emigrated to the United States where he captained the US team in 1974.[4]

Personal life

He was of Jewish descent and lost his parents and a sister in concentration camps during the war. He took refuge in Italy with some brothers but was arrested and interned in a camp in Cosenza where he was freed by the allies in 1943. In the United States he was a member of the Jewish Athletic Club and played soccer and gymnastics.

See also

References
  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  3. "List of Gold and silver medal Winners". All About Table Tennis.
  4. "History of USA Table Tennis". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017.
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