Brian Wright (table tennis)

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Brian Wright
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NationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Born1943 (age 7980)

Brian Wright (born 1943) is a male former international table tennis player from England. [1]

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Table tennis career

He represented England at two World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) from 1965 to 1969. [2] [3] [4]

He won two English National Table Tennis Championships mixed doubles titles.

Personal life

On 4 September 1965, he married fellow table tennis international Mary Shannon, his frequent partner in mixed doubles competitions. [5] They had at least three children. [6]

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References

  1. "Rhodes rebuffed - page 4" (PDF). Table Tennis Guide. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. "1965 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. "1969 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. Ken Matthews (October 1965). "Now Mr. & Mrs" (PDF). Table Tennis. 192: 12–13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. "Table Tennis Journal". Table Tennis: 14. March 1973.