Bert van der Helm

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Van der Helm in 1979

Bert van der Helm (born 1948 in Zoeterwoude) is a former Dutch table tennis player and coach.

Career[change | change source]

Player[change | change source]

Van der Helm competed 189 times for the Dutch national team, competing at five European Championships and five World Championships.[1]

Van der Helm became 25 times national champion.[1][2]

Coach[change | change source]

Van der Helm became table tennis coach. During the 1980s he was head coach of the men’s national team and have been criticized by players.[3] In 1994 he refused to become head coach of the Dutch national team.[4]

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References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Bert van der Helm: 'Eigen mensen opleiden en meer binding!'". 2007 European Veterans Championships (in Dutch). 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. Nederlandse kampioenen NTTB, 2012
  3. "Tafeltennis". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 17 May 1984. Retrieved 16 June 2022 – via Delpher.
  4. "Bert van der Helm bedankt". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 20 December 1994. Retrieved 16 June 2022 – via Delpher.