Roland Vími

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRoland•Vími
Used nameRoland•Vími
Born21 June 1969 in Dunajská Streda, Trnava (SVK)
Died13 April 2025 (aged 55 years 9 months 22 days) in Trhová Hradská, Trnava (SVK)
Measurements181 cm / 74 kg
AffiliationsWiener Sport-Club, Wien (AUT)
NOC Czechoslovakia
Nationality Slovakia

Biography

Slovak table tennis player Roland Vími began playing when he was 12-years-old and had success throughout his teens. In 1989, when Vími was 20, he became the Czechoslovak doubles champion with Milan Grman. He had wins across the globe including winning at the Australian International Championships in Melbourne. In Europe he played for clubs in Bratislava, as well as clubs in Hungary, Germany, and Austria. In 1991 Vími won bronze in the team competition at the World Table Tennis Championships in Chiba, Japan, before competing in the singles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. In 2020 he was inducted into the Slovak Table Tennis Hall of Fame.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1992 Summer Olympics Table Tennis TCH SVK Roland Vími
Singles, Men (Olympic) =33