Ron Von der Porten

Ronald P. "Ron" Von der Porten (born 1936) is an American bridge player from Orinda, California.^[1]

Books

• Introduction to Defensive Bidding (Prentice-Hall, 1967), 151 pp.
• Introduction to Competitive Bidding, Charles Goren and Von der Porten (Doubleday, 1984), 179 pp.

Bridge accomplishments

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (6)
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1986 ^[2]
  • Grand National Teams (1) 1982 ^[3]
  • Vanderbilt (1) 1967 ^[4]
  • Reisinger (1) 1962 ^[5]
  • Spingold (2) 1975, 1980 ^[6]

Runners-up

• Bermuda Bowl (2) 1962, 1977
• North American Bridge Championships
  • Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1984 ^[7]
  • Blue Ribbon Pairs (1) 1965 ^[2]
  • Vanderbilt (3) 1961, 1963, 1971 ^[4]
  • Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1970 ^[8]

References

1. Francis, Henry G., Editor-in-Chief; Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Fifth Edition (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 762. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
2. "Blue Ribbon Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-03. p. 5. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
3. "GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
4. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
5. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
6. "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
7. "Rockwell Mixed Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-25. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
8. "Mitchell BAM Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-01. p. 8. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

• "International record for Porten, Ron Von Der". World Bridge Federation.
  
• Von der Porten, Ronald P. at Library of Congress Authorities, with 2 catalog records