Paul Flussmann

Paul Flussmann was a male Austrian international table tennis player.[1]

Paul Flussmann
Personal information
Nationality Austria
Born(1900-06-14)14 June 1900
Died8 February 1977(1977-02-08) (aged 76)
Medal record
Representing  Austria
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal – third place1926Men's Doubles
Silver medal – second place1926Men's teams
Bronze medal – third place1928Men's singles
Silver medal – second place1928Men's teams
Silver medal – second place1929Men's teams
Bronze medal – third place1932Men's teams
Bronze medal – third place1933Men's teams
Bronze medal – third place1933Men's doubles

Medal success

He won a bronze medals at the 1926 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Munio Pillinger and silver medal in the men's team event. Two years later he won a silver medal at the 1928 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's team event and a bronze medal in the singles.[2]

He won three more medals at team events before winning another bronze at the 1933 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Erwin Kohn.[3]

Coaching

He was of Jewish origin and established a club in Vienna where he coached leading players Richard Bergman, Karl Fischer, Jakob Tartakower and Ferry Weiss.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Men's Singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2004-02-25. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
  4. "Austrian Table Tennis Association" (PDF). degruyter.com.
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