Roland Jacobi

Roland Jacobi (9 March 1893 – 22 May 1951) was a male international table tennis player from Hungary.

The native form of this personal name is Jacobi Roland. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Roland Jacobi
Full name	Beszterczy Jacobi Roland[1]
Nationality	Hungary
Born	9 March 1893 Banská Bystrica, Austria-Hungary (present-day Slovakia)
Died	22 May 1951 Budapest, Hungary
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  Hungary World Championships 1926 London Singles 1926 London Doubles 1928 Stockholm Team 1926 London Team 1926 London Mixed Doubles 1928 Stockholm Doubles

He was the first ever men's singles world champion at the 1926 World Table Tennis Championships [2][3][4] and won six medals total in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships between 1926 and 1928.[5][6]

See also

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

References

1. "Új tenisztehetség tűnt fel: Székely-Körmöczy Zsuzsa" (in Hungarian). Huszadik Század. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
2. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
3. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
4. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
5. "JACOBI Roland (HUN)". ittf.com. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
6. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.

External links

• Wiesław Pięta, Aleksandra Pięta , Czech and Polish Table Tennis Players of Jewish Origin in International Competition (1926-1957), PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORT. STUDIES AND RESEARCH