Mária Mednyánszky
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Mária Mednyánszky (born 7 April 1901 Budapest - died 22 December 1978 also Budapest) was a Hungarian table tennis star who became the first official women's world table-tennis champion in 1926. She went on to win the title for five successive years and won a further 18 world records. She was awarded the Golden Order of the Hungarian People's Republic in 1976, Hungary's highest sporting honour.
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- Maria Mednyanszky ITTF Hall of Fame. Accessed September 2007
- Maria Mednyanszky at I GUINNESS DEL TENNISTAVOLO (Italian) Accessed Sept 2007