Angelica Rozeanu facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Angelica Rozeanu
Angelica Rozeanu at the 1955 World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Angelica Rozeanu-Adelstein
Nationality	Romania/ Israel
Born	(1921-10-15)15 October 1921 Bucharest, Romania
Died	21 February 2006(2006-02-21) (aged 84) Haifa, Israel
Medal record Representing  Romania World Championships Bronze 1957 Stockholm Doubles Silver 1957 Stockholm Team Gold 1956 Tokyo Doubles Gold 1956 Tokyo Team Gold 1955 Utrecht Singles Gold 1955 Utrecht Doubles Gold 1955 Utrecht Team Gold 1954 Wembley Singles Bronze 1954 Wembley Doubles Gold 1953 Bucharest Singles Gold 1953 Bucharest Doubles Gold 1953 Bucharest Mixed doubles Gold 1953 Bucharest Team Gold 1952 Bombay Singles Gold 1952 Bombay Mixed doubles Silver 1952 Bombay Team Gold 1951 Vienna Singles Silver 1951 Vienna Doubles Gold 1951 Vienna Mixed doubles Gold 1951 Vienna Team Gold 1950 Budapest Singles Silver 1950 Budapest Doubles Bronze 1950 Budapest Mixed doubles Gold 1950 Budapest Team Bronze 1948 Wembley Singles Bronze 1948 Wembley Mixed doubles Bronze 1948 Wembley Team Silver 1939 Cairo Doubles Bronze 1939 Cairo Team Bronze 1937 Baden Mixed doubles European Championships Gold 1960 Zagreb Doubles Silver 1960 Zagreb Mixed doubles Bronze 1958 Budapest Singles Gold 1958 Budapest Doubles Bronze 1958 Budapest Mixed doubles Silver 1958 Budapest Team

Angelica Rozeanu (born Adelstein) (15 October 1921 – 21 February 2006) was a famous Romanian table tennis player. She was of Jewish origin. Many people consider her the most successful female table tennis player ever. She won the women's world singles title an amazing six times in a row!

Angelica's Amazing Table Tennis Journey

Angelica started playing table tennis when she was eight years old. She was recovering from an illness called scarlet fever at the time.

Early Wins

In 1933, when she was just 12, Angelica won the Romanian Cup. She then won the Romanian national championship in 1936. She remained Romania's top female player for the next 21 years. This period was from 1936 to 1957, not counting the years during World War II. Her first big international win was the 1938 Hungarian Open.

Challenges During World War II

Angelica's career faced a big challenge during World War II. From 1940 to 1944, she was not allowed to even enter a gym in Romania. This meant she could not play table tennis during those years.

Becoming a World Champion

After the war, Angelica returned to the sport. She won her first World Championship in 1950. This win started an incredible streak. She went on to win the championship six years in a row! No other female player has achieved this feat since. She was also the last non-Asian woman to win this title.

In total, Angelica won 17 world titles. This includes 12 silver and bronze medals at the World Championships. She won three world women's doubles titles. She also won three world mixed doubles titles. She was by far Romania's most famous table tennis player. She even served as the President of the Romanian Table Tennis Commission from 1950 to 1960.

Life in Israel

In 1960, Angelica moved to Israel. She continued her success there. She won the Maccabiah Games Table Tennis Championship in 1961. She was also Israel's champion from 1960 to 1962. She always stayed in touch with her home country, Romania. She visited Romania for the last time in 2005. Angelica passed away in 2006 at the age of 84.

Awards and Recognition

Angelica Rozeanu received many honors for her incredible achievements.

• In 1954, she was given the Romanian title of Merited Master of Sport.
• She also received four Order of Work honors.
• In 1997, she was awarded the Knesset Medal.
• In 2001, she was named an Honorary Citizen of Haifa.

Her amazing career was recognized globally. She was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1981. Later, in 1995, she was also inducted into the ITTF Hall of Fame.

See also

In Spanish: Angelica Rozeanu para niños