Władysław Loewenhertz

Władysław Loewenhertz was a male former Polish international table tennis player and Australian national and state table tennis champion .[1]

Władysław Loewenhertz
Personal information
Nationality Poland
CitizenshipAustralian
Born1916
Died2011(2011-00-00) (aged 94–95)
Melbourne, Australia
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Bronze medal – third place1935Men's Team

He won a bronze medal at the 1935 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Alojzy Ehrlich and Simon Pohoryles for Poland.[2][3]

Along with his teammates they were the first Polish medal winner at the Championships.[4] He played for the local Jewish sports club Hasmonea Lwów.

Just prior to the onset of World War II, he departed Poland for a new life in Australia where he adopted the name of Walter Lowen. His table tennis achievements in Australia included winning: the 1948 Australian open singles championship,[5] the 1941, 1948, 1949, 1950 Victorian Open single championship and, late in his life inductions into: Table Tennis Victoria's hall of fame (open division) in 2015 and as the Macabi Victoria's hall of fame in 2000.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. "List of Gold and silver medal Winners". All About Table Tennis.
  4. "GREAT SUCCESS OF A SMALL POLISH WOMAN". Przeglad Sportowy. 4 May 2015.
  5. "AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  6. "Hall of Fame Inductees | Maccabi VIC".


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