The 1st World Table Tennis Championships were held in London from December 6 to December 11, 1926.

The championships were originally held as the European Championships which was the same year that the International Table Tennis Federation was formed. It was retrospectively designated as the first World Championships.

Medalists

Team

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's team Swaythling Cup detailsHungary Roland Jacobi Béla von Kehrling Zoltán Mechlovits Daniel PecsiAustria Paul Flussmann Eduard Freudenheim Munio PillingerEngland Charles Allwright Bernard Bernstein Percival Bromfield Frank Burls James Thompson
India Athar-Ali Fyzee Hassan Ali Fyzee A.M. Peermahomed B.C. Singh S.R.G. Suppiah

Individual

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles detailsKingdom of Hungary Roland JacobiKingdom of Hungary Zoltán MechlovitsAustria Munio Pillinger
India S.R.G. Suppiah
Women's singles detailsKingdom of Hungary Mária MednyánszkyWales Doris GubbinsAustria Anastasia Flussmann
England Winifred Land
Men's doubles detailsKingdom of Hungary Roland Jacobi Kingdom of Hungary Daniel PecsiKingdom of Hungary Zoltán Mechlovits Kingdom of Hungary Béla von KehrlingAustria Paul Flussmann Austria Munio Pillinger
Wales Cyril Mossford Wales Hedley Penny
Mixed doubles detailsKingdom of Hungary Zoltán Mechlovits Kingdom of Hungary Mária MednyánszkyKingdom of Hungary Roland Jacobi England Linda GleesonAustria Eduard Freudenheim Austria Gertrude Wildam
England H.A. Bennett England Winifred Land

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