George Hendry

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George Hendry
Personal information
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born(1920-09-02)2 September 1920
St. Louis
Died17 August 2011(2011-08-17) (aged 90)
St. Louis
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1938 Men's Team

George Jack Henndry (1920-2011), was a male international table tennis player from the United States. [1]

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Table tennis career

He wod a bronze medal at the 1938 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Bernard Grimes, James McClure, Lou Pagliaro and Sol Schiff for the United States. [2]

He won a first national junior championships in 1935. He reached an American national high ranking of 2 in the singles and 1 in the doubles. He later won 35 national seniors championships. [3]

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References

  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. "George Hendry, a Young and Old Table Tennis Master, Dies at 90". New York Times.