Dora Beregi

Dora Beregi (8 August 1915 – 8 February 2011) was an international table tennis player from Hungary and later England and Australia.

Dora Beregi

Personal information
Full name	Dóra Beregi
Nationality	Hungary  England  Australia
Born	8 August 1915 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died	8 February 2011(2011-02-08) (aged 95) Sydney, Australia
Medal record Women's table tennis Representing  Hungary World Championships 1938 Wembley Doubles Representing  England World Championships 1948 Wembley Doubles 1948 Wembley Team 1948 Wembley Mixed Doubles 1950 Budapest Doubles 1950 Budapest Team

Table tennis career

Beregi won a silver medal at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships with Ida Ferenczy in the doubles when representing Hungary.^[1]

Being of Jewish descent she moved to England from Europe before the war and then represented England.^[2]

Beregi was a member of the winning England team at the 1948 World Table Tennis Championships and in addition won two more medals in the doubles with Helen Elliot and Richard Bergmann respectively.^[3]

Two more medals were won in the 1950 World Table Tennis Championships; a gold in the doubles with Helen Elliot and a bronze in the team event. She was also the winner of six English Open tournaments.

Beregi also participated in the Australian championships in Brisbane in 1950.^[4] later she emigrated to Australia.^[5]

Personal life

Beregi married a Devonian Mr Devenney and became Dora Devenney.^[6]

Beregi died in Sydney on 8 February 2011 at the age of 95.^[7]

See also

• List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships
• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists