WM - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 2003 - 55 Euro Cent

For the first time an Austrian table tennis world champion! In 1937, Richard Bergmann had won gold in men's singles, but at that time there were no Asians at the start. Werner Schlager is also the first non-Asian since 1997, when the Swede Jan-Ove Waldner won the World Championship gold. Werner Schlager is a nine-time ÖTTV champion, which represents a record in the Austrian Table Tennis Association. At the World Cup in 1999 and at the European Championships in 2002, he had already won bronze. In the European Top-12 he was in 2000 winner, 2003 he came into the semifinals. At the Olympics in Sydney he reached the quarterfinals in singles and doubles. In the mixed doubles Schlager became European champion in 2003 with Krisztina Toth from Hungary. Overall, Werner Schlager has won 9 World Championship and European Championship medals. Werner Schlager was born on September 28, 1972 in Wiener Neustadt and currently lives in Sollenau. The time soldier is 1.76 m tall, weighs 70 kg, his hobbies are computer and music. The special stamp is published for the 31st birthday of the Lower Austrian. Schlager is the first living athlete pictured on an Austrian brand.