Jean Winn

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Jean Winn
Personal information
NationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Born1930
Croydon district, Surrey, England
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1955 Women's Team

Jean I. P. Winn (born 1930) [1] [2] is an English former international table tennis player. [3]

Winn won a bronze medal at the 1955 World Table Tennis Championships in the Corbillon Cup (women's team event) with Ann Haydon, Diane Rowe and Rosalind Rowe for England. [4]

Winn married fellow table tennis player Jackie Head in 1955. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Whirlwind Miss Winn". Daily Mirror. 27 May 1952. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. "Birth registration". FreeBMD. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  5. "Kennedy out of table tennis". Herald Express. 17 March 1956. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. "Marriage registration". FreeBMD. Retrieved 18 August 2023.