The 1947 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Paris from February 25 to March 7, 1947.

Medalists

Team

EventGoldSilverBronze
Swaythling Cup Men's TeamCzechoslovakia Ivan Andreadis Adolf Šlár Václav Tereba František Tokár Bohumil VáňaUnited States William Holzrichter Richard Miles Lou Pagliaro Sol SchiffAustria Heinrich Bednar Otto Eckl Johann Hartwich Heribert Just Ferdinand Schuech
France Alex Agopoff Guy Amouretti Maurice Bordrez Michel Haguenauer Michel Lanskoy
Corbillon Cup Women's teamEngland Elizabeth Blackbourn Vera Dace Peggy Franks Margaret Osborne-KnottHungary Éva Anderlik Gizi Farkas Rozsi Karpati Béláné VermesCzechoslovakia Vlasta Depetrisová Eliška Fürstová Marie Kettnerová Věra Votrubcová
United States Mae Clouther Davida Hawthorn Reba Monness Leah Thall

Individual

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singlesCzechoslovakia Bohumil VáňaHungary Ferenc SidóEngland Johnny Leach
United States Lou Pagliaro
Women's singlesHungary Gizi FarkasEngland Elizabeth BlackbournEngland Vera Dace
Austria Gertrude Pritzi
Men's DoublesCzechoslovakia Adolf Šlár Czechoslovakia Bohumil VáňaEngland Jack Carrington England Johnny LeachEngland Viktor Barna England Adrian Haydon
Czechoslovakia Ladislav Štípek Czechoslovakia Václav Tereba
Women's doublesHungary Gizi Farkas Austria Gertrude PritziUnited States Mae Clouther United States Reba MonnessUnited States Davida Hawthorn United States Leah Thall
Belgium Mary Detournay Belgium Josee Wouters
Mixed doublesHungary Ferenc Soos Hungary Gizi FarkasCzechoslovakia Adolf Šlár Czechoslovakia Vlasta DepetrisováEngland Viktor Barna England Margaret Franks
United States William Holzrichter United States Davida Hawthorn

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