Samuel Schieff Explained

Samuel Schieff
Nationality:

Samuel Schieff is a male former Polish and Israeli international table tennis player.[1]

He won a bronze medal at the 1936 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Alojzy Ehrlich and Shimcha Finkelstein for Poland.[2] [3]

He was ranked Polish number one in the mid-1930s.[4] He was of Jewish origin and following the war represented Israel, alongside his former teammate Finkelstein in the World Championships.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. Table Tennis Guide.
  2. Web site: Table Tennis World Championship medal winners. Sports123.
  3. Web site: List of Gold and silver medal Winners. All About Table Tennis.
  4. News: Unassuming Bureaucrats, Unlikely Heroes. Washington Post.
  5. Web site: Israeli Table Tennis Association. Degruyter.