Eberhard Schöler
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![]() Eberhard Schöler and Diane Rowe in 1962 | |
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Nickname(s) | Mr. Pokerface |
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Born | 22 December 1940 Flatow, Germany (modern Złotów, Poland) | (age 80)
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Eberhard Schöler (born 22 December 1940) is a retired table tennis competitor from West Germany who won several medals at the world and European championships between 1962 and 1972.[1] He was a defensive player known for his calm demeanor, for which he received a nickname "Mr. Poker Face".[2]
Schöler has a degree in business administration. In early 1966, he married Diane Rowe,[2] a table tennis player from England who later competed for Germany; they often competed in mixed doubles together. Schöler and Rowe have a daughter Cindy (born 1968) and son Christian (born 1974). Schöler retired from competitions in the 1970s, but came back in the 1980s and won a silver medal at the 1986 World Championships in the masters category. Since 1990s he held leading positions at the national, European and International Table Tennis Federations.[3][4]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eberhard Schöler. |
- ^ SCHOLER Eberhard (FRG). ittf.com
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mr. Pokerface" feiert 65. Geburtstag. handelsblatt.com. 22 December 2005
- ^ Honor for Eberhard SCHÖLER. ettu.org. 7 October 2013
- ^ History Archived 8 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. ettu.org
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