Michel Haguenauer

Michel Haguenauer (1916-2000), was a male French international table tennis player.[1]

Michel Haguenauer
Personal information
Nationality France
Born(1916-01-22)22 January 1916
Died25 August 2000(2000-08-25) (aged 84)
Medal record
Representing  France
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place1936Men's team
Bronze medal – third place1939Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place1947Men's team
Silver medal – second place1948Men's team
Bronze medal – third place1950Men's team
Bronze medal – third place1953Men's team
Silver medal – second place1954Men's doubles

He won a five medals in the team event at the World Table Tennis Championships. In addition he won a bronze medal at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Raoul Bedoc and in 1954 he won a silver medal at the 1936 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with the legendary Viktor Barna.[2][3]

He won 22 French national titles including eight singles events between 1933 and 1950. He famously played in a match against Marin Vasile-Goldberger that lasted 7 hours 35 minutes before the match was stopped.[4]

He was elected "glory of French sport", and his name is engraved at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Paris).

See also

References
  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Men's doubles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  4. "Un peu d'histoire !". Gargenville Tennis De Table.


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