Sol Schiff


Solomon Joseph Schiff was a Jewish-American table tennis player from New York.
He attended Textile High School in New York City.

Table tennis career

Schiff was a six-time U.S. Open Men's Doubles champion, and nine-time U.S. Mixed Doubles champion. In 1936, he won the U.S. Men's Singles title.
From 1937 to 1947 he won four medals in doubles and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships. The four World Championship medals included two gold medals; one in the doubles with Jimmy McClure at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships and one in the team event at the 1937 World Table Tennis Championships.
He also won an English Open title.
He was inducted into the USA Table Tennis Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.