Joyce Roberts

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Joyce Roberts
Personal information
NationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Table Tennis Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1951 Women's Team

Joyce Roberts (married name Joyce Miller), is a female English former international table tennis player. [1]

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Table tennis career

She won a bronze medal in the 1951 World Table Tennis Championships in the Corbillon Cup (women's team event) with Peggy Franks, Diane Rowe and Rosalind Rowe for England. [2]

Personal life

In September 1949 she married English table tennis player Anthony 'Tony' Miller. [3]

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References

  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. "Our cover picture" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2018.