Born: 24/08/1911
Died: 28/02/1972
Height: 180 cm
Nationality: Hungarian/English 
Style: Right-handed, Shakehand
Best WR: 1 (December 1933)
Viktor Barna was born 24 August, 1911 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary). After World War II, he represented England in the international arena. Barna was a World Ranking leader for several years. In 1935, he had to put his career on hold for a while because of the arm injury he suffered in a car accident.
Viktor Barna was the first international table tennis star and up to this day, he remains the most accomplished player in the history of the World Table Tennis Championships with 22 titles – 8 in doubles, 7 in the team, 5 in singles & two in the mixed doubles event. On the professional circuit, Barna won 10 titles in singles and 14 titles in doubles event. On the national level, he won 12 Hungarian titles – 5 in doubles, 4 in mixed doubles & 3 in singles event. On club level, Barna won 4 Hungarian Extraliga titles.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
1929 Budapest 
(Doubles & Team)
1930 
Berlin (Singles, Doubles & Team) 
(Mixed Doubles)
1931 Budapest (Doubles & Team) 
(Singles & Mixed Doubles)
1932 
Prague (Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles) (Team)
1933 
Baden (Singles, Doubles & Team) (Mixed Doubles)
1934 
Paris (Singles, Doubles & Team) (Mixed Doubles)
1935 London (Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles & Team)
1936 Prague (Team)
1937 Baden (Team)
1938 London (Team) (Doubles) (Singles)
1939 
Cairo (Doubles)
1947 Paris (Doubles & Mixed Doubles)
1948 London (Doubles)
1949 
Stockholm (Team)
1952 
Mumbai (Doubles & Mixed Doubles)
1953 
Bucharest (Doubles)
1954 London (Doubles) (Mixed Doubles)
PROFESSIONAL TOUR SINGLES ACCOLADES
1930 German Open
1931 German Open Austrian Open
1932 German Open
1933 English Open
1934 English Open
1935 English Open
1936 
USA Open
1937 English Open
1938 English Open
PROFESSIONAL TOUR DOUBLES ACCOLADES
1930 Austrian Open
1931 English Open German Open Austrian Open
1932 German Open
1933 English Open
1934 English Open
1935 English Open
1938 English Open
1939 English Open
1949 
Netherlands Open
1950 French Open
1952 French Open Netherlands Open
1953 French Open
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
1929 Budapest (Doubles) (Singles) (Mixed Doubles)
1930 Budapest (Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles)
1931 Budapest (Doubles & Mixed Doubles) (Singles)
1932 Budapest (Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles)
1938 Cegled (Singles, Doubles & Mixed Doubles)
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
1929 Hungary 1st (MTK)
1930 Hungary 1st (MTK)
1931 Hungary 1st (MTK)
1932 Hungary 1st (MTK)
1933 Hungary 1st (MTK)
1934 Hungary 1st (MTK)
1935 Hungary 1st (MTK)
1936 Hungary 1st (MTK)
1937 Hungary 1st (MTK)
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