The 1955 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 22nd edition of the men's team championship.
Japan won the gold medal defeating Czechoslovakia 5–3 in the final. England and Hungary won bronze medals after being defeated in the semi-finals.
Medalists Ichiro OgimuraKichii TamasuToshiaki TanakaYoshio TomitaIvan AndreadisLadislav ŠtípekVáclav TerebaBohumil VáňaLudvik VyhnanovskyLászló FöldyJózsef KócziánFerenc SidóJosef SomogyiKálmán SzepesiRichard BergmannBrian KennedyJohnny LeachBryan MerrettAlan Rhodes
Swaythling Cup tables
Group 1 Pos Team P W L Pts1 Czechoslovakia 7 7 0 142 France 7 6 1 123 Brazil 7 4 3 84 Netherlands 7 4 3 85 Egypt 7 3 4 66 Italy 7 3 4 67 Guernsey 7 1 6 08 Jersey 7 0 7 0
Group 2 Pos Team P W L Pts1 Hungary 7 7 0 142 United States 76 1 123 Sweden 7 5 2 104 Bulgaria 7 4 3 85 Portugal 7 3 4 6 6 Ireland 7 2 5 47 Denmark 7 1 6 28 Finland 7 0 6 0
Group 3 Pos Team P W L Pts1 Japan 7 7 0 142 Yugoslavia 76 1 123 Vietnam 7 5 2 104 Austria 7 4 3 85 Australia 7 3 4 6 6 Belgium 7 2 5 47 Scotland 7 1 6 28 Norway 7 0 6 0
Group 4 Pos Team P W L Pts1 England 7 7 0 142 Romania 76 1 123 Germany 7 5 2 104 Switzerland 7 4 3 85 Spain 7 3 4 6 6 Wales 7 2 5 47 Saarland 7 1 6 28 Lebanon 7 0 6 0
Semifinals Team One Team two Score Czechoslovakia England 5–1 Japan Hungary 5–4
Final Japan 5 Czechoslovakia 3 Score Ogimura lost to Andreadis 19-21 19–21Ogimura bt Štípek 22-20 21–19Ogimura bt Váňa 21-18 21–18Tanaka lost to Andreadis 15-21 20–22Tanaka bt Štípek 21-12 21–17Tanaka bt Váňa 21-9 21–18Tamasu lost to Andreadis 12-21 19–21Tamasu bt Štípek 21-17 22–20Tamasu v Váňa not played
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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