Maria Alexandru

Maria Alexandru (née Golopența;[1] 30 December 1939 – 27 November 2024) was a Romanian table tennis player. From 1957 to 1980 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships.[2][3][4] Between 1953 and 1979, she played in 12 World Championships, winning three gold medals[5][6] in the doubles competition.[7] She was born in Plugova, Romania.

Alexandru died on 27 November 2024, at the age of 84.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Maria Alexandru profile". European Table Tennis Hall of Fame.
  2. ↑ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. ↑ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. ↑ "ITTF_Database". Archived from the original on 2012-10-16.
  5. ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  6. ↑ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  7. ↑ "Anonimatul, drama unei sportive de top" (in Romanian). Romania libera. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Doliu în tenisul de masă românesc: A murit multipla campioană Maria Alexandru". Digi24. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.