Born:17/01/1920
Died: 04/11/1989
Height: 173 cm
Nationality: Czechoslovak 
Style: Right-handed, Shakehand
Best WR: 1 (1938)
Bohumil Vana was born 17 January, 1920 in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Vana is one of the most accomplished table tennis players of all-time, a former World Ranking leader and a 13-time World champion – 5 times in team event, 3 times in doubles and mixed doubles events, and twice in singles event. He was a 9-time Czechoslovak champion – 7 times in doubles and twice in singles event. On professional circuit, Vana won 5 singles and 6 doubles titles in his career.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
1935 
London 
(Team)
1936 Prague 
(Team)
1937 
Baden 
(Mixed Doubles) (Team)
1938 London (Singles) (Mixed Doubles) (Team)
1939 
Cairo (Mixed Doubles & Team) (Singles)
1947 
Paris (Singles, Doubles & Team)
1948 London (Doubles & Team) (Singles & Mixed Doubles)
1949 
Stockholm (Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles & Team)
1950 
Budapest (Team) (Mixed Doubles) (Doubles)
1951 Vienna (Doubles, Mixed Doubles & Team)
1953 
Bucharest (Doubles & Team)
1955 
Utrecht (Team)
PROFESSIONAL TOUR SINGLES ACCOLADES
1936 
Polish Open
1937 
German Open
1938 German Open Czechoslovak Open
1939 English Open
1945 English Open
1946 English Open Czechoslovak Open
1947 English Open 
Irish Open 
Belgian Open
1948 Netherlands Open English Open
PROFESSIONAL TOUR DOUBLES ACCOLADES
1936 Polish Open
1937 German Open
1938 German Open
1945 English Open
1946 English Open
1947 English Open Irish Open
1948 Netherlands Open
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
1936 Prague (Doubles)
1937 Prague (Singles & Doubles)
1946 Bratislava (Doubles)
1949 Prague (Doubles)
1950 Prague (Doubles)
1952 Prague (Singles & Doubles)
1953 Bratislava (Doubles)
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