Hans Alsér

Hans Alsér
Mary Shannon and Hans Alsér in Utrecht, the Netherlands, 1963
Personal information
Full nameHans Edward Alsér
Nationality Sweden
Born(1942-01-23)23 January 1942
Borås
Died15 January 1977(1977-01-15) (aged 34)
Kälvesta
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Table tennis career
Playing styleShakehand, all-round attacker
Highest ranking3 (1970)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Sweden
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 0 6
European Championships 8 5 1
Total 10 5 7
World Championships
1969 MunichTeam
1967 StockholmDoubles
1971 NagoyaTeam
1967 StockholmTeam
1965 LjubljanaTeam
1963 PragueTeam
1961 BeijingTeam
1959 DortmundDoubles
European Championships
1970 MoscowSingles
1970 MoscowTeam
1968 LyonTeam
1966 LondonDoubles
1966 LondonTeam
1964 MalmöTeam
1962 BerlinSingles
1962 BerlinMixed doubles
1970 MoscowDoubles
1968 LyonDoubles
1964 MalmöDoubles
1962 BerlinTeam
1960 ZagrebTeam
1968 LyonSingles

Hans "Hasse" Alsér (23 January 1942 – 15 January 1977) was a Swedish international table tennis player and later the head coach of West German (1971–1974) and Swedish (1974–1977) national teams. At the peak of his career, Alser was ranked 3rd in the World Ranking.