Michel Haguenauer

{{Short description|French table tennis player (1916–2000)}}

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{{MedalCompetition|World Table Tennis Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|1936|Men's team}}

{{MedalBronze|1939|Men's doubles}}

{{MedalBronze|1947|Men's team}}

{{MedalSilver|1948|Men's team}}

{{MedalBronze|1950|Men's team}}

{{MedalBronze|1953|Men's team}}

{{MedalSilver|1954|Men's doubles}}

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Michel Haguenauer (1916–2000), was a male French international table tennis player.{{cite web|url=https://tabletennis.guide/profile.php?name=michel-haguenauer-129242|title=Profile|publisher=Table Tennis Guide}}

He won a five medals in the team event at the World Table Tennis Championships. In addition he won a bronze medal at the 1939 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Raoul Bedoc and in 1954 he won a silver medal at the 1936 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with the legendary Viktor Barna.{{cite web|url=http://www.ittf.com/museum/WorldChResultsMD.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412045730/http://www.ittf.com/museum/WorldChResultsMD.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-04-12|title=Men's doubles results|publisher=International Table Tennis Federation}}{{cite web|url=http://sports123.com/tte/index.html|title=Table Tennis World Championship medal winners|publisher=Sports123}}

He won 22 French national titles including eight singles events between 1933 and 1950. He famously played in a match against Marin Vasile-Goldberger that lasted 7 hours 35 minutes before the match was stopped.{{cite web|url=https://gargenvtennisdetable.sportsregions.fr/saison-2012-2013/actualites-du-club/un-peu-d-histoire--119431|title=Un peu d'histoire !|publisher=Gargenville Tennis De Table}}

He was elected "glory of French sport", and his name is engraved at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Paris).

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