Maria Alexandru

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

Maria Alexandru
Full nameMaria Alexandru
Nationality Romania
BornDecember 30, 1939
Plugova[1]
Playing styleShakehand grip

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

References
  1. "Evenimente interne" (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. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=149&NAMES=ALEXANDRU-GOLOPENTA+Maria+%28ROU%29&Assoc1=ROU&Assoc=&s_Gender=&s_Names=alexandru&
  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.


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