Alec Brook

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Alec Brook
Personal information
NationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Born1911
Died6 November 1986(1986-11-06) (aged 74–75)
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1933 Men's Team

Alec Brook (1911-1986) was a male English international table tennis player. [1]

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Table tennis career

He won a bronze medal in the 1933 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Adrian Haydon, David Jones, Andrew Millar and Edward Rimer for England. [2] [3]

He appeared 500 times in exhibition matches at the London Palladium with Viktor Barna. [4]

Personal profile

He was a chairman of the sports company Motif tie manufacturers ADB London Ltd which he established in 1946. He died in 1986. [4]

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References

  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. "World Championships in Baden, Austria". Table Tennis 365. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Obituary" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2018.