Benny Casofsky
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  England |
| Born | June 19, 1919 |
| Died | April 15, 1987 |
Bernard "Benny" Casofsky (1919–1987), was a former male English international table tennis player.
He was part of the England team that competed at the 1947 World Table Tennis Championships in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Ernest Bubley, Eric Filby, George 'Eli' Goodman and Johnny Leach.[1][2]
He was of Jewish descent and was part of the Manchester team along with Leslie Cohen and Hyman Lurie that won the Wilmott Cup (National Team Championship) on three occasions.[3][4] He was also ranked Manchester number one.[5]
He was later the president of the Manchester and District League.
See also[]
- List of England players at the World Team Table Tennis Championships
- List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References[]
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de.
- ^ "The winners of the Wilmott Cup in 1950, Benny Casofsky, Leslie Cohen and Hymie Lurie". Northern Soul.
- ^ "National Team Champions" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
- ^ "Manchester's great season" (PDF). table Tennis England.
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