1947 World Table Tennis Championships
| Host City | Paris |
|---|---|
| Country |  FRA |
| Held | 25 February – 7 March 1947 |
| Competitors | 45 |
| Countries | 8 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 4 |
| Doubles | Men | — | Medal | 8 | 2 |
| Team | Men | — | Medal | 19 | 4 |
| Singles | Women | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| Doubles | Women | — | Medal | 8 | 5 |
| Team | Women | — | Medal | 16 | 4 |
| Doubles | Mixed | — | Medal | 8 | 4 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Hungary |  HUN |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | England |  ENG |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Mixed team |  MIX |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | United States |  USA |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Austria |  AUT |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Belgium |  BEL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | France | FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles, Men | Bohumil Váňa |
TCH
|
Ferenc Sidó |
HUN
|
John Leach Louis Pagliaro |
ENG USA
|
| Doubles, Men | Adolf Šlár / Bohumil Váňa |
TCH
|
Jack Carrington / John Leach |
ENG
|
Viktor Barna / Adrian Haydon Ladislav Štípek / Václav Tereba |
ENG TCH
|
| Team, Men | Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
United States |
USA
|
Austria France |
AUT FRA
|
| Singles, Women | Gizella Farkas |
HUN
|
Elizabeth Blackbourn |
ENG
|
Vera Dace Gertrude Pritzi |
ENG AUT
|
| Doubles, Women | Gizella Farkas / Gertrude Pritzi |
MIX
|
Mae Clouther / Reba Monness |
USA
|
Mary Detournay / Josée Wouters Davida Hawthorn / Leah Thall |
BEL USA
|
| Team, Women | England |
ENG
|
Hungary |
HUN
|
Czechoslovakia United States |
TCH USA
|
| Doubles, Mixed | Ferenc Soós / Gizella Farkas |
HUN
|
Adolf Šlár / Vlasta Depetrisová |
TCH
|
Viktor Barna / Margaret Franks William Holzrichter / Davida Hawthorn |
ENG USA
|