Nadia Bisiach
| Nadia Bisiach | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 25 January 1965 Murtoa, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Nadia Bisiach (born 25 January 1965),[1] is an Australian former table tennis player who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the first Olympics to include table tennis.[2][3][4]
Bisiach was a member of the Victorian team that won at the 1981 Australian Open Table Tennis Championships.[5] Playing with Wendy Hughes, she won the Australian doubles at the 1987 Australian Open Table Tennis Championships held in Brisbane.[6]
She competed in both the women's singles and doubles table tennis events, teaming up with Kerri Tepper in the latter. She finished equal 33rd of 48 in the singles event, while she and Tepper came 15th (last) in the doubles competition.[7]
Bisiach was inducted into the open division of the Hall of Fame of Table Tennis Victoria in 2010.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nadia BISIACH - Olympic Table Tennis | Australia". International Olympic Committee. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Committee". www.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ Watkins, Sian (16 April 1985). "Doing well, despite the odds". The Age. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thomson, David (14 August 1987). "Neighbors set off brilliant career". The Age. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Social diversion gains Olympic recognition". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 335. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 September 1988. p. 8 (Supplement to the Canberra Times). Retrieved 9 April 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sports Results and Details". The Canberra Times. Vol. 62, no. 18, 985. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 27 September 1987. p. 8 (Sunday Sport). Retrieved 9 April 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Nadia Bisiach Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Hall of Fame — Open". Table Tennis Victoria. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
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