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| Nationality |  United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1944 (age 80) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mary Shannon (married name Mary Wright), (born 12 February 1944) is a retired English table tennis player.
She won several medals at the world and European championships between 1962 and 1970, including three gold medals in 1962–1964. [2]
She also won seven English Open titles.
Shannon worked as a radiographer. [3] On 4 September 1965, she married Brian Wright, her frequent partner in mixed doubles competitions. [4] They had three children. [5]
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