Erwin Kohn (20 December 1911, in Baden – 18 March 1994, in Mar del Plata) was a male international table tennis player from Austria.
Table tennis career Kohn was Austria's national table tennis champion by the age of 16. From 1932 to 1936 he won eight medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships.Erwin Kohn - career results at the ITTF website
The nine World Championship medals included a gold medal in the team event at the 1936 World Table Tennis Championships for Austria.
He won eight Argentinian national championships between 1940 and 1951.Kurt Posiles: Geschichte des Vereins Casino Baden; NÖ – Tennis-Nachrichten 1983/9, p. 28, online (accessed on 14 May 2012)
Personal life He was of Jewish descent so fled to England in 1938 and then emigrated to Argentina.
See also List of table tennis players List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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