Roland Jacobi

Roland Jacobi (9 March 1893 – 22 May 1951) was a male international table tennis player from Hungary.

The native form of this personal name is Jacobi Roland. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Roland Jacobi
Full nameBeszterczy Jacobi Roland[1]
Nationality Hungary
Born(1893-03-09)9 March 1893
Banská Bystrica, Austria-Hungary
(present-day Slovakia)
Died22 May 1951(1951-05-22) (aged 58)
Budapest, Hungary
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Hungary
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1926 London Singles
Gold medal – first place 1926 London Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1928 Stockholm Team
Gold medal – first place 1926 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1926 London Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Stockholm Doubles

He was the first ever men's singles world champion at the 1926 World Table Tennis Championships[2] and won six medals in singles, doubles and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships between 1926 and 1928.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Új tenisztehetség tűnt fel: Székely-Körmöczy Zsuzsa". Huszadik Század (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. "Jacobi Roland". Table Tennis Guide.
    - Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
    - Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  3. "JACOBI Roland (HUN)". ITFF. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
    - "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-02-28.


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