Dr. László ORMAI the founder of the Statisztika PSC Table Tennis Club and honorary vice president of MOATSZ passed away at the age of 92.
It is perhaps not an exaggeration to state that László ORMAI was the most influential club leader in the incredibly rich history of Hungarian table tennis. He received his degree from the University of Economics in 1954 and had previously played for the BEAC football team while also strengthening the table tennis team of the University of Economics. After graduating as an economist he became an employee of the Central Statistical Office (KSH). In 1958 he founded the women’s table tennis department at KSH which ten years later won the national team championship. His team went on to win 40 Hungarian national championships.
His team became the most successful in the world winning the Champions Cup for Club Teams 25 times. He trained specialized coaches at the University of Physical Education and later became the head coach of the women’s national team and the leader of the coaching committee. He published a professional book on table tennis education. He served as the president and honorary president of the Hungarian Coaches Association. He indirectly initiated the Olympic pension for coaches the Elite Coach Program and the Master Coach Award. He is highly respected in both domestic and international sports.
In addition to his unparalleled successes in statistics László ORMAI was also involved in the founding of the Hungarian Coaches Association. The table tennis hall at Marczibányi square which is considered the home of Statisztika PSC officially bears his name since 2020.
Among his numerous awards are the Hungarian Sports Award the Hungarian Olympic Committee’s Lifetime Achievement Award the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic the ETTU Order of Honor and the Hungarian Olympic Committee Lifetime Achievement Award for Women’s Sports.
