Bohumil Váňa (17 January 1920 – 4 November 1989) was a male international table tennis player from Czechoslovakia who was born and died in Prague.[1]

Bohumil Váňa
Personal information
Full nameBohumil Váňa
Nationality Czechoslovakia
Born(1920-01-17)17 January 1920
Prague
Died4 November 1989(1989-11-04) (aged 69)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1955 Utrecht Team
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Bucharest Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Bucharest Team
Gold medal – first place 1951 Vienna Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1951 Vienna Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1951 Vienna Team
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Budapest Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1950 Budapest Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1950 Budapest Team
Silver medal – second place 1949 Stockholm Singles
Silver medal – second place 1949 Stockholm Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1949 Stockholm Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1949 Stockholm Team
Silver medal – second place 1948 Wembley Singles
Gold medal – first place 1948 Wembley Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1948 Wembley Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1948 Wembley Team
Gold medal – first place 1947 Paris Singles
Gold medal – first place 1947 Paris Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1947 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 1939 Cairo Singles
Gold medal – first place 1939 Cairo Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1939 Cairo Team
Gold medal – first place 1938 Wembley Singles
Silver medal – second place 1938 Wembley Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Wembley Team
Gold medal – first place 1937 Baden Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1937 Baden Team
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Prague Team
Silver medal – second place 1935 Wembley Team

Table tennis career

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From 1935 to 1955 he won 30 medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.[2] This included 13 gold medals.[3][4][5][6][7] He also won five English Open titles.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bohumil Váňa biography". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  5. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  6. ^ "Stats". ITTF.
  7. ^ "Champions". USATT. Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2011-05-23.