Tibor Házi (Hoffmann)

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Full name	Tibor Házi (Hoffmann)
Nationality	Hungary United States
Born	(1912-02-09)9 February 1912
Died	18 February 1999(1999-02-18) (aged 87)
Medal record Men'stable tennis Representing Hungary World Championships 1938 Wembley Singles 1938 Wembley Team 1936 Prague Doubles 1936 Prague Team 1935 Wembley Team 1934 Paris Singles 1934 Paris Doubles 1934 Paris Team 1932 Prague Doubles

Tibor Házi born Tibor Hoffmann,^[1] (February 9, 1912 – February 18, 1999), was a male internationaltable tennis player fromHungary.^[2]

He won nine medals in singles, doubles, and team events in theWorld Table Tennis Championships from the1932 World Table Tennis Championships to1938 World Table Tennis Championships.^[3]

The nine medals included three teamgold medals.^[4][5][3] After settling in the United States he continued to play for thirty years.

He was born as Tibor Hoffmann in 1912 but as Hungarian society became anti-Semitic he changed his name to Házi.^[6]

He married her fellow international playerMagda Gál in 1937 and in 1939 they fled to theUnited States because of their Jewish origins and they settled inBethesda, Maryland. Gál died in 1990 aged 83 and Házi died in 1999.^[6]

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