1949 World Table Tennis Championships
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The 1949 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm from February 4 to February 10, 1949.[1][2]
Medalists
Team
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team |  HungaryJózsef Kóczián Ferenc Sidó Ferenc Soos Laszlo Varkonyi |
 CzechoslovakiaIvan Andreadis Max Marinko Ladislav Štípek František Tokár Bohumil Váňa |
 EnglandViktor Barna Richard Bergmann Johnny Leach Ronald Sharman Aubrey Simons |
 United StatesDouglas Cartland James McClure Richard Miles Martin Reisman |
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| Women's team | United States Peggy McLean Mildred Shahian Thelma Thall |
England Lilian Barnes Joan Crosby Margaret Franks Adele Wood |
 FranceHuguette Beolet Jeanne Delay Yolande Vannoni |
| Hungary Gizella Farkas Rozsi Karpati Erzsebet Mezei |
Individual
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Johnny Leach |
Bohumil Váňa |
Ferenc Soos |
| Martin Reisman |
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| Women's singles | Gizella Farkas |
Kveta Hruskova |
 Gertrude Pritzi |
| Thelma Thall |
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| Men's doubles | Ivan Andreadis František Tokár |
Ladislav Štípek Bohumil Váňa |
Douglas Cartland Richard Miles |
Richard Bergmann Tage Flisberg |
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| Women's doubles |  Helen Elliott Gizella Farkas |
Lilian Barnes Joan Crosby |
Eliska Fürstova Ida Kotakova |
| Rozsi Karpati Erzsebet Mezei |
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| Mixed doubles | Ferenc Sidó Gizella Farkas |
Bohumil Váňa Kveta Hruskova |
Johnny Leach Margaret Franks |
| Martin Reisman Peggy McLean |
