Laszlo Bellak

Career

He represented Hungary 59 times in international competition. Bellak moved to the United States at the start of World World War II, and enlisted in the United States. Army, serving in India and Burma. Bellak was inducted into the United States of America Table Tennis Hall of Fame in 1980 and the International Table Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame in 1993.

Bellak, who was Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

He was inducted into the Florida Table Tennis Hall of Fame in 1996.

Achievements

• The won 21 medals at the World Championships, seven of which were gold. This included six wins as a member of the Hungarian National Team that won the Swaythling Cup in 1928, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, and 1938. He was decorated three times, and was honorably discharged with the Victory Medal, attaining the rank of Sergeant. He won the United States. Men's Singles title in 1938, the United States. Men's Doubles in 1937, 1939, and 1943, and the United States. Mixed Doubles in 1941.