Ella Zeller

Ella Zeller (married name Ella Constantinescu; 26 November 1933 – 8 March 2025) was a Romanian table tennis player, coach and administrator. Between 1952 and 1964, she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships and in the World Table Tennis Championships.^[2][3] In 1995, she was inducted to the ITTF Hall of Fame.

Ella Zeller
Zeller at the 1955 World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Ella Constantinescu-Zeller
Nationality	Romania
Born	(1933-11-26)26 November 1933[1] Moldova Nouă, Romania[1]
Died	8 March 2025(2025-03-08) (aged 91)
Medal record Table tennis Representing  Romania World Championships 1963 Prague Singles 1963 Prague Team 1957 Stockholm Singles 1957 Stockholm Doubles 1957 Stockholm Team 1956 Tokyo Singles 1956 Tokyo Doubles 1956 Tokyo Mixed doubles 1956 Tokyo Team 1955 Utrecht Doubles 1955 Utrecht Team 1953 Bucharest Team 1952 Bombay Team 1951 Vienna Team European Championships 1958 Budapest Doubles 1958 Budapest Team 1964 Malmo Doubles

Zeller began training in table tennis in Timișoara and then moved to Bucharest. She graduated from an institute of physical education, and after retiring from competitions, she worked as a table tennis coach with the national team (1967–1989). She also took leading positions in the national and European tennis table federations and served as President of the National Commission for Women sport. In 1989, Zeller moved to Germany where in 1990–1994, she worked for the German Table Tennis Federation.^[1]

In 2000, she was awarded the Cross of Faithful Service (3rd class) by then President of Romania – Emil Constantinescu.^[4] She died on 8 March 2025, at the age of 91.^[5]

See also

• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists