Maria Alexandru

Maria Alexandru (née Golopența)^[2] (born 30 December 1939 in Plugova) is a former Romanian table tennis player.

Maria Alexandru
Full name	Maria Alexandru
Nationality	Romania
Born	(1939-12-30) 30 December 1939 (age 84) Plugova^[1]
Table tennis career
Playing style	Shakehand grip
Medal record Women's table tennis Representing  Romania World Championships 1975 Calcutta Doubles 1973 Sarajevo Doubles 1971 Nagoya Mixed Doubles 1969 Munich Singles 1969 Munich Doubles 1969 Munich Women's Team 1967 Stockholm Mixed Doubles 1963 Prague Women's Team 1961 Beijing Doubles 1961 Beijing Women's Team 1957 Stockholm Doubles 1957 Stockholm Women's Team European Championships 1980 Berne Doubles 1978 Duisburg Doubles 1976 Prague Singles 1974 Novi Sad Doubles 1974 Novi Sad Mixed Doubles 1972 Rotterdam Singles 1972 Rotterdam Doubles 1972 Moscow Singles 1972 Moscow Doubles 1968 Lyon Doubles 1968 Lyon Mixed Doubles 1966 London Singles 1966 London Mixed Doubles 1964 Malmo Doubles 1960 Zagreb Doubles 1960 Zagreb Mixed Doubles

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.

See also

• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References

1. (in Romanian). Radio Iasi. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
2. "Maria Alexandru profile". European Table Tennis Hall of Fame.
3. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
4. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
5. . Archived from the original on 2012-10-16.
6. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
7. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
8. "Anonimatul, drama unei sportive de top" (in Romanian). Romania libera. Retrieved May 29, 2014.