Stellan Bengtsson | Sweden’s First World Champion Before J.O. Waldner
TT ANTHOLOGY
47,814 views
A documentary tracing the rise of Swedish table tennis through the career of Stellan Bengtsson — from Nagoya 1971 to decades of coaching and influence on future generations.
He trained in Japan under Ichiro Ogimura, became world and European champion, and later worked with Jörgen Persson, Jan-Ove Waldner, Peter Karlsson, Erik Lindh and Truls Möregårdh.
The film also follows his years in Germany, Denmark, Qatar and the United States, his work with junior and Para players, Stellangie in San Diego, and his place in the European, Swedish and USA Table Tennis Halls of Fame.
00:00 Intro
00:55 Childhood in Falkenberg
01:52 Sweden’s Golden Generation
03:30 Joining the Swedish National Team
04:26 Ichiro Ogimura and the Japanese Influence
06:40 WTTC Nagoya 1971
12:16 The Loss of Hans Alsér
13:27 Wills International 1978
16:15 Marriage and the Move into Coaching
17:16 Coaching Sweden’s Golden Generation
17:56 Move to San Diego
18:50 The Falkenberg Statue
19:15 Houston 2021 and Truls Möregårdh
19:34 Hall of Fame Recognition
Archive footage acknowledgements:
MSTT — @mstt872
Aprilfilmer — @aprilfilmer
Milton Tordas — @miltontordas
Historical research sources:
ETTU, Svenska Bordtennisförbundet, USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame, ITTF archives.
The soundtrack is licensed via Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
#SportsHistory, #WTTC #TableTennisHistory #PingPong #WorldChampionship
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Sedan Kjell "Hammaren" Johansson och Dirigenten Hans Alsèr!❤
Hammaren kunde även själv blivit Världsmästare men fick emot sig två kantbollar på slutet i avgörande set mot någon Asiat?
Stellan Bengtsson | Sweden’s First World Champion Before J.O. Waldner
TT ANTHOLOGY
47,814 views
A documentary tracing the rise of Swedish table tennis through the career of Stellan Bengtsson — from Nagoya 1971 to decades of coaching and influence on future generations.
He trained in Japan under Ichiro Ogimura, became world and European champion, and later worked with Jörgen Persson, Jan-Ove Waldner, Peter Karlsson, Erik Lindh and Truls Möregårdh.
The film also follows his years in Germany, Denmark, Qatar and the United States, his work with junior and Para players, Stellangie in San Diego, and his place in the European, Swedish and USA Table Tennis Halls of Fame.
00:00 Intro
00:55 Childhood in Falkenberg
01:52 Sweden’s Golden Generation
03:30 Joining the Swedish National Team
04:26 Ichiro Ogimura and the Japanese Influence
06:40 WTTC Nagoya 1971
12:16 The Loss of Hans Alsér
13:27 Wills International 1978
16:15 Marriage and the Move into Coaching
17:16 Coaching Sweden’s Golden Generation
17:56 Move to San Diego
18:50 The Falkenberg Statue
19:15 Houston 2021 and Truls Möregårdh
19:34 Hall of Fame Recognition
Archive footage acknowledgements:
MSTT — @mstt872
Aprilfilmer — @aprilfilmer
Milton Tordas — @miltontordas
Historical research sources:
ETTU, Svenska Bordtennisförbundet, USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame, ITTF archives.
The soundtrack is licensed via Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
#SportsHistory, #WTTC #TableTennisHistory #PingPong #WorldChampionship