Laszlo Bellak

Laszlo Bellak (February 12, 1911 – September 20, 2006) was a Hungarian and American table tennis player.

This included six wins as a member of the Hungarian National Team that won the Swaythling Cup in 1928, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, and 1938.

[2] Bellak moved to the United States at the start of World War II, and enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in India and Burma.

[1] He was decorated three times, and was honorably discharged with the Victory Medal, attaining the rank of Sergeant.

[5] He authored Table Tennis—How A New Sport Was Born: The History of the Hungarian Team Winning 73 Gold Medals (1990).