Aubrey Simons (1921 – 14 March 2014) was a male former international table tennis player from England.[1]
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Nationality | England |
Born | 1921 |
Died | 14 March 2014 | (aged 92–93)
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
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edit- ^ "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 22 September 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Aubrey Simons, world champion, passes away at 93". Table Tennis England. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2018.