Samuel Schieff (Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל שִׁיֵּף) is a male former Polish and Israeli international table tennis player.[1]

Samuel Schieff
Personal information
Native name
שְׁמוּאֵל שִׁיֵּף
Nationality Poland
 Israel
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Bronze medal – third place1936Men's Team

He won a bronze medal at the 1936 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Alojzy Ehrlich and Shimcha Finkelstein for Poland.[2][3]

He was ranked Polish number one in the mid-1930s.[4] He was of Jewish origin and following the war represented Israel, alongside his former teammate Finkelstein in the World Championships.[5]

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References

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  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. "List of Gold and silver medal Winners". All About Table Tennis.
  4. "Unassuming Bureaucrats, Unlikely Heroes". Washington Post.
  5. "Israeli Table Tennis Association" (PDF). Degruyter. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2018-03-29.