Maria Alexandru Explained
Maria Alexandru (née Golopența;[2] 30 December 1939 – 27 November 2024) was a Romanian table tennis player.
Table tennis career
From 1957 to 1980 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.[3] [4] [5]
Between 1953 and 1979, she played in 12 World Championships, winning three gold medals[6] [7] in the doubles competition.[8]
During her active career she played for Progresul Bucharest.[8] She also won eleven English Open titles including six in the singles.
Death
Alexandru died on 27 November 2024, at the age of 84.[9]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Evenimente interne. ro. Radio Iasi. 29 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529122756/http://www.radioiasi.ro/30-12-2012-fila-de-calendar-e2071.html. 29 May 2014.
- Web site: Maria Alexandru profile. European Table Tennis Hall of Fame.
- Web site: Table Tennis World Championship medal winners. Sports123.
- Web site: Profile. Table Tennis Guide.
- Web site: ITTF_Database. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121016063108/http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=149&NAMES=ALEXANDRU-GOLOPENTA+Maria+(ROU)&Assoc1=ROU&Assoc=&s_Gender=&s_Names=alexandru&. 16 October 2012.
- Book: Montague, Trevor. A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. 2004. The Bath Press. 0-316-72645-1.
- Book: Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. 1987. Guinness Superlatives. 0-85112-492-5. registration.
- Web site: Anonimatul, drama unei sportive de top. Romania libera. ro. 29 May 2014.
- News: Doliu în tenisul de masă românesc: A murit multipla campioană Maria Alexandru . 27 November 2024 . Digi24 . 27 November 2024.
