Heinz Schneider

Heinz Schneider (October 12, 1932 – August 20, 2007) was a male East German international table tennis player.

He won a bronze medal at the 1957 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's singles.

Between 1950 and 1961 Schneider won six East German Championships in singles and six times in doubles. He was the first German to win a medal in table tennis after the Second World War. He played 26 international matches for Germany and more than 100 international matches for the East German team. Provided by Wikipedia