Aubrey Simons
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Born | 1921 |
Died | 2014 (aged 92–93) |
Aubrey Simons (1921–2014) was a male former international table tennis player from England.[1]
He won a gold medal at the 1953 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team) event with Richard Bergmann, Adrian Haydon, Johnny Leach and Brian Kennedy for England.[2][3]
In addition he won another five medals at the World Table Tennis Championships including a mixed doubles silver medal with Helen Elliot at the 1955 World Table Tennis Championships.[4]
He also won two English Open titles.
He died in 2014.[5]
See also[]
- List of table tennis players
- List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
- List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships
References[]
- ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ "Aubrey Simons, world champion, passes away at 93". Table Tennis England.
Categories:
- English male table tennis players
- 1921 births
- 2014 deaths
- World Table Tennis Championships medalists
- British table tennis biography stubs