Samuel Schieff
Personal information
Nationality Poland
 Israel
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Bronze medal – third place1936Men's Team

Samuel Schieff is a male former Polish and Israeli international table tennis player.[1]

He won a bronze medal at the 1936 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Alojzy Ehrlich and Shimcha Finkelstein for Poland.[2][3]

He was ranked Polish number one in the mid-1930s.[4] He was of Jewish origin and following the war represented Israel, alongside his former teammate Finkelstein in the World Championships.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ↑ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. ↑ "List of Gold and silver medal Winners". All About Table Tennis.
  4. ↑ "Unassuming Bureaucrats, Unlikely Heroes". Washington Post.
  5. ↑ "Israeli Table Tennis Association" (PDF). Degruyter.


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