Ella Zeller

Ella Zeller (married name Ella Constantinescu; born 26 November 1933) is a retired Romanian table tennis player, coach and administrator. From 1952 to 1964 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.[2][3] In 1995 she was inducted to the ITTF Hall of Fame.

Ella Zeller
Ella Zeller at the 1955 World Championships
Personal information
Full nameElla Constantinescu-Zeller
Nationality Romania
Born26 November 1933 (1933-11-26) (age 88)[1]
Moldova Nouă, Romania[1]
Medal record
Table tennis
Representing  Romania
World Championships
1963 Prague Singles
1963 Prague Team
1957 Stockholm Singles
1957 Stockholm Doubles
1957 Stockholm Team
1956 Tokyo Singles
1956 Tokyo Doubles
1956 Tokyo Mixed doubles
1956 Tokyo Team
1955 Utrecht Doubles
1955 Utrecht Team
1953 Bucharest Team
1952 Bombay Team
1951 Vienna Team
European Championships
1964 Malmo Doubles
1958 Budapest Doubles
1958 Budapest Team

Zeller began training in table tennis in Timișoara and then moved to Bucharest. She graduated from an institute of physical education, and after retiring from competitions worked as a table tennis coach with the national team (1967–1989). She also took leading positions in the national and European tennis table federations and served as President of the National Commission for Women sport. In 1989 she moved to Germany where in 1990–1994 she worked for the German Table Tennis Federation.[1]

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