Doris Gubbins

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Doris Gubbins
Personal information
Nationality Wales
Medal record
Representing  Wales
World Table Tennis Championships
Silver medal – second place 1926 Women's Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Women's Singles
Silver medal – second place 1928 Women's Doubles

Doris 'Dolly' Gubbins (married name Doris Evans) was a Welsh international table tennis player.[1]

Table tennis career[]

She won a silver medal at the 1926 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's singles. Two years later she won a bronze medal in the women's singles[2] and another silver medal at the 1928 World Table Tennis Championships in the women's doubles with Brenda Sommerville.[3] She also won three English Open titles.

Personal life[]

She moved from Wales to Maidstone in Kent and her daughter June Evans was a county player for Kent.[4] She died in 1961.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. ^ "Women's Singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  4. ^ "Mrs Dolly Evans obituary" (PDF). English Table Tennis Association.


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