Shimcha Finkelstein
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Poland  Israel |
| Born | 1917 Warsaw |
| Died | 1987 (aged 69–70) |
Shimcha Finkelstein (1917–1987), was a male Polish and Israeli international table tennis player.[1]
Table tennis career
He won a bronze medal at the 1936 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Alojzy Ehrlich and Samuel Schieff for Poland.[2][3]
He was Polish team champion for Hasmonea Warsaw and singles champion in 1937. He was of Jewish origin and before the war switched allegiance to Israel and won the first ever Israeli championship beating Mordecai Finberg in the final.[4]
Personal life
He left Poland in May 1937 via Romania to Palestine. He retired in 1967, had three children and died in 1987.
See also
References
- ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
- ^ "List of Gold and silver medal Winners". All About Table Tennis.
- ^ "Israeli Table Tennis Association" (PDF). Degruyter. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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