Jack Carrington
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Jack Carrington (1909-1984), was a male English international table tennis player.[1]
Table tennis career[]
He won a silver medal at the 1947 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Johnny Leach. Four years later he won a bronze medal at the 1951 World Table Tennis Championships in the men's doubles with Leach.[2][3]
He also won an English Open title.
Personal life[]
He married fellow international Elsie Weaver.[4]
After retiring from playing he worked as head coach of the English Table Tennis Association ETTA and Director of Coaching. He organized national and international tournament events and ensured especially in the schools for the promotion of table tennis. In 1959 he coached the German national team.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
- ^ "Men's doubles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
- ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
- ^ "Obituary: Elsie Carrington, a great character". Table Tennis England.
Categories:
- English male table tennis players
- 1909 births
- 1984 deaths
- World Table Tennis Championships medalists
- British table tennis biography stubs